Human Development and Genetics

Embryogenesis: programmed gene expression, tissue differentiation and morphogenesis, homeotic genes, and developmental regulation of gene expression


Congenital abnormalities: principles, patterns of anomalies, dysmorphogenesis

Principles of pedigree analysis, including inheritance patterns, occurrence and recurrence risk determination

Population genetics: Hardy-Weinberg law, founder effects, mutation-selection equilibrium

Genetic mechanisms: chromosomal abnormalities, mendelian inheritance, multifactorial diseases

Clinical genetics, including genetic testing, prenatal diagnosis, newborn screening, genetic counseling/ethics, gene therapy

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