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- Basic Concepts
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1. Molecular structure of the human genome
- Prof. Jonathan Wolfe
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2. Introduction to mutation and disease
- Prof. Jonathan Wolfe
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3. Introduction to genetic diseases
- Prof. Jonathan Wolfe
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4. Historical introduction to human diversity I
- Prof. Dallas Swallow
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5. Historical introduction to human diversity II
- Prof. Dallas Swallow
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6. Introduction to cytogenetics 1
- Dr. Sioban SenGupta
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7. Introduction to cytogenetics 2
- Dr. Sioban SenGupta
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8. Introduction to cytogenetics 3
- Dr. Sioban SenGupta
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9. The Y-chromosome
- Prof. Mark Jobling
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10. Mitochondrial DNA, molecular genetics and human mitochondrial diseases
- Prof. Immo Scheffler
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11. Mechanisms of DNA repair by recombination
- Prof. James Haber
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12. Techniques utilized in molecular genetics
- Dr. Cecil Lewis
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13. Genome mapping
- Dr. Simon Gregory
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14. Copy number variation
- Dr. Ömer Gökçümen
- Genetics and Disease
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15. Genetic association studies
- Prof. David Balding
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16. Quantitative genetics and multifactorial inheritance
- Dr. Lara Bauman
- Human Evolutionary Genetics
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17. Population genetics
- Dr. Murray P. Cox
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18. Inference on human history through DNA
- Prof. Guido Barbujani
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19. Human adaptation
- Prof. Rasmus Nielsen
- Specialized Topics
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20. Accessing and using ENCODE data
- Prof. Peggy Farnham
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21. Pharmacogenetics
- Prof. Ann Daly
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22. Genetics in forensics
- Dr. Angel Carracedo
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23. The development and evolution of human gene therapy
- Prof. Theodore Friedmann
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24. Next generation sequencing technologies
- Dr. Krishna Veeramah
Printable Handouts
Navigable Slide Index
- Introduction
- The structure of the human genome
- Chromosomes
- Ideogram
- How is DNA organised on a micro scale?
- C0t curves - experimental design
- C0t curves - plotting experimental data
- C0t curves - various organisms
- C0t curves - human
- C0t curves - mouse and calf DNA
- Equilibrium density gradient centrifugation
- Sequence content of the human genome
- Genes
- Conclusions
Topics Covered
- The structure of the human genome
- Chromosomes
- Ideogram
- How is DNA organized on a micro scale
- CoT curves
- Equilibrium density gradient centrifugation
- Sequence content of the human genome
- Genes
Talk Citation
Wolfe, J. (2009, December 28). Molecular structure of the human genome [Video file]. In The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved April 17, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.69645/KHPZ2008.Export Citation (RIS)
Publication History
Financial Disclosures
- Prof. Jonathan Wolfe has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.