Intro to genetics

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What can studying genetics be used for?

Percentage analysis

Relatedness structure

Population structure

Inbreeding and genetic diversity

Hybridisation

Landscapes genetics

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Molecular genetics

the chemical nature of the gene itself e.g. encoding, replicating and expressing

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Transmission genetics

The principles of heredity and how traits are passed from one generation to another

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Population genetics

explores the genetic composition of populations - conservation or evolution

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Gene

Unit of information that helps to determine a trait

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Alleles

Multiple different forms of a gene

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Why is genetics important?

Medicine - diseases and disorders - genetic testing and counselling

Understanding evolution

Agriculture - artificial selecting + GMO

Forensics

Conservation