An introduction to fundamental topics related to human genetics, including illustrations and basic explanations of genetics concepts.
Source: https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer
Course Curriculum
1. Cells and DNA | |||
What is a cell? | 00:30:00 | ||
What is DNA? | 00:30:00 | ||
What is mitochondrial DNA? | 00:30:00 | ||
What is a gene? | 00:30:00 | ||
What is a chromosome? | 00:30:00 | ||
How many chromosomes do people have? | 00:30:00 | ||
2. Mutations and Health | |||
What is a gene mutation and how do mutations occur? | 00:30:00 | ||
How can gene mutations affect health and development? | 00:30:00 | ||
Do all gene mutations affect health and development? | 00:20:00 | ||
What kinds of gene mutations are possible? | 00:30:00 | ||
Can changes in the number of chromosomes affect health and development? | 00:30:00 | ||
What are complex or multifactorial disorders? | 00:30:00 | ||
What information about a genetic condition can statistics provide? | 00:30:00 | ||
How are genetic conditions and genes named? | 00:30:00 | ||
3. How Genes Work | |||
What are proteins and what do they do? | 00:30:00 | ||
Can genes be turned on and off in cells? | 00:45:00 | ||
How do genes control the growth and division of cells? | 00:30:00 | ||
4. Gene Families | |||
What are gene families? | 00:00:00 | ||
Complement | 01:00:00 | ||
Human leukocyte antigens | 01:00:00 | ||
Mitochondrial respiratory chain complex | 01:00:00 | ||
5. Inheriting Genetic Conditions | |||
What does it mean if a disorder seems to run in my family? | 00:00:00 | ||
If a genetic disorder runs in my family, what are the chances that my children will have the condition? | 00:00:00 | ||
What are genomic imprinting and uniparental disomy? | 01:00:00 | ||
What are the different ways in which a genetic condition can be inherited? | 01:30:00 | ||
What are reduced penetrance and variable expressivity? | 01:30:00 | ||
What is heritability? | 01:30:00 | ||
6. Genetics and Human Traits | |||
Are fingerprints determined by genetics? | FREE | 01:00:00 | |
Is eye color determined by genetics? | FREE | 01:30:00 | |
Is the probability of having twins determined by genetics? | 01:30:00 | ||
Is height determined by genetics? | 01:30:00 | ||
Is athletic performance determined by genetics? | 01:30:00 | ||
7. Genetic Consultation | |||
What is a genetic consultation? | FREE | 01:30:00 | |
What is the prognosis of a genetic condition? | 01:30:00 | ||
8. Genetic Testing | |||
What is genetic testing? | 01:30:00 | ||
How can I be sure a genetic test is valid and useful? | 01:30:00 | ||
What are the benefits of genetic testing? | FREE | 01:30:00 | |
How does genetic testing in a research setting differ from clinical genetic testing? | 01:30:00 | ||
What is direct-to-consumer genetic testing? | 01:30:00 | ||
How is direct-to-consumer genetic testing done? | FREE | 01:30:00 | |
Can a direct-to-consumer genetic test tell me whether I will develop Alzheimer disease? | FREE | 01:30:00 | |
9.Newborn Screening | |||
What is newborn screening? | 01:30:00 | ||
What happens if a newborn screening test comes back negative? | 01:30:00 | ||
10. Gene Therapy | |||
How does gene therapy work? | 01:30:00 | ||
11. The Human Genome Project | |||
What was the Human Genome Project and why has it been important? | 01:30:00 | ||
12. Genomic Research | |||
What are the next steps in genomic research? | FREE | 01:30:00 | |
What is the International HapMap Project? | 00:00:00 | ||
13. Precision Medicine | |||
What is precision medicine? | 01:30:00 |
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