Introduction to Genetics

This learning journey is designed to provide an introduction to genetics. It covers introduces the viewer to the structure of genetic material (DNA and RNA), inheritance patterns, and chromosomal structure. Additionally, it delves into the epidemiology of genetic diseases and genetic testing.


1. Central Dogma of Molecular Biology and What Is DNA?

By Dr. Carole Sargent – University of Cambridge, UK

An excerpt from Gene structure, expression and regulation: DNA structure and replication


2. What Is RNA and What Are Genes?

By Dr. Carole Sargent – University of Cambridge, UK

An excerpt from Gene structure, expression and regulation: DNA structure and replication


3. Mendel’s Pea Experiment on Inheritance

By Dr. Lawrence Bellamy – University College London, UK

An excerpt from A brief introduction to genetics


4. Non-Mendelian Genetics

By Dr. Carole Sargent – University of Cambridge, UK

An excerpt from Non-Mendelian genetics: the X chromosome


5. Chromosomal Anatomy and Associated Disorders

By Dr. Simon Holden – Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK

An excerpt from Chromosome disorders: chromosomes intro and tool-kit


6. The Burden of Genetic Diseases

By Prof. Aubrey Milunsky – Tufts University School of Medicine, USA

An excerpt from Genetic counseling: preconception, prenatal, perinatal


7. Genetic Testing – Challenges, Ethics, and Approaches

By Dr. Heather Hanson Pierce – Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust, UK

An excerpt from Challenges in genetic testing