History and Scope of Genetics

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Father of Genetics

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Gregor Mendel

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is a field of science that includes the study of inheritance and genetic variations by investigating the DNA, genes, genome, chromosome and other components of it.”

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Genetics

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The term “Genetics” was coined by

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William Bateson

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The term “genetics” was derived from the Greek word

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genetikos & genesis

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Mendel, performed his first set of hybridization experiments with the garden pea,

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1856

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is an interdisciplinary subbranch of genetics dealing with the study of the structure and function of DNA as well as genes using techniques such as Polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequencing

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Molecular genetics

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is a sub-branch of genetics including the study of inheritance through chromosomal analysis utilizing techniques such karyotyping, chromosomal staining and chromosomal banding, and FISH

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Cytogenetics

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comprises the study of genetic alteration and its role in the development of the disease especially in humans.

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Human genetics

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the study of characterizing or profiling the genetic composition of the embryo before implantation.

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Preimplantation genetics

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is involved with the study of disease, finding the root of the disease, its adverse, related effects, and its inheritance pattern.

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Clinical genetics

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deals with the study of genetic variation and chromosomal abnormalities in plants

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Plant genetics

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is an applied branch of genetics that includes the study of the genes, genotypes ad gene expression of microorganism for various genetic engineering applications.

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Microbial genetics

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an interdisciplinary branch of genetics that includes the study of genetic difference within and between the population or individual.

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Population genetics

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the branch of genetics that deals with the study of alterations in an organism caused by gene expression.

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Epigenetics

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deals with the study of physiological characteristics such as sex differentiation and sex determination, blood group factor and sickle cell anemia like physiological conditions.

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Physiological genetics

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is related to studying the chemistry of DNA, gene, chromosome, RNA and related biomolecules.

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Biochemical genetics

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is a study of genotype, its related phenotype, and alterations in the genome. Using genetics tools, nowadays, the diagnosis of inherited diseases is a common medical practice.

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