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1. Introduction
2. The inherited nature of diversity in humans
3. Person to person variability
4. Human biochemical genetics
5. Inborn errors of metabolism (1)
6. Alkaptonuria is an inborn error of metabolism
7. Inborn errors of metabolism (2)
8. Phenylketonuria is an inborn error of metabolism
9. Why was there recessive inheritance?
10. Abundant and structural proteins
11. Haemoglobin as an example of abundant protein
12. Sickle cell vs. normal cell
13. Homozygous vs. heterozygous
14. Hb molecular difference shown by electrophoresis
15. Amino acid substitution
16. Polymorphism
17. Blood groups as an example of polymorphism
18. The ABO gene codes for a glycosyltransferase
19. Pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics
20. Sensitivity to suxamethonium
21. G6PD deficiency
22. G6PD deficient individuals sensitive to fava beans
23. G6PD activity
24. G6PD distribution - summary
25. G6PD electrophoresis
26. Formal definition of polymorphism

Topics Covered

• The inherited nature of diversity in humans
• Person to person variability
• Human biochemical genetics
• Inborn errors of metabolism
• Alkaptonuria
• Phenylketonuria
• Recessive inheritance
• Abundant and structural proteins
• Sickle cell anaemia
• Pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics
• G6PD deficiency

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Series:

• Introduction to Human Genetics

Categories:

• Genetics & Epigenetics

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Publication History

• Published on December 28, 2009
• Archived on September 8, 2024

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. Dallas Swallow has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.