Advances in Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry

Description

One of the quickly developing scientific disciplines, molecular genetics has experienced a variety of revolutions over the past two decades, resulting in significant improvements in our understanding of the molecular basis of gene structure and function. Human molecular genetics studies the molecular causes of human genetic disorders, developmental genetics, neurogenetics, chromosome structure and function, molecular aspects of cancer genetics, gene therapy, biochemical genetics, significant developments in gene mapping, and knowledge of genome organization. Genetic studies show that genes influence features or characteristics in living organisms and how those traits are passed down via families. Genes are sections of DNA molecules that control how living things behave. Genes are passed down from one generation to the next through the meiosis and reproduction processes. A parent transmits specific genes to their children or offspring through the biological process of heredity. While genomics evaluates all genetic data to identify biological markers predisposing an individual to disease, genetics only takes information from one or two genes to explain a disease or condition. The portion of DNA code that is most well-understood is the gene. Most genes distinctly encode the data sequence that corresponds to a specific protein However, the total number of genes makes up a minor portion of the DNA code. Perhaps only 4% of human DNA is made up of 30,000 genes. The main facets of life science are covered in full in this book. The chapter covers a specific area of biology, and each is written for students just learning about the subjects. Given the current state of the biological sciences, keeping up with innovations is becoming more and more crucial.