Table of contents

1. Introduction to Genetics51m
2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance3h 37m
3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance2h 41m
4. Genetic Mapping and Linkage2h 28m
5. Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses1h 21m
6. Chromosomal Variation1h 48m
7. DNA and Chromosome Structure56m
8. DNA Replication1h 10m
9. Mitosis and Meiosis1h 34m
10. Transcription1h 0m
11. Translation58m
12. Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes1h 19m
13. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes44m
14. Genetic Control of Development44m
15. Genomes and Genomics1h 50m
16. Transposable Elements47m
17. Mutation, Repair, and Recombination1h 6m
18. Molecular Genetic Tools19m
- Genetic Cloning
  9m
- Methods for Analyzing DNA
  9m
19. Cancer Genetics29m
- Overview of Cancer
  21m
- Cancer Mutations
  7m
20. Quantitative Genetics1h 26m
21. Population Genetics50m
- Hardy Weinberg
  19m
- Allelic Frequency Changes
  31m
22. Evolutionary Genetics29m

15. Genomes and Genomics

Overview of Genomics

Genetics

15. Genomes and Genomics

Overview of Genomics

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What was the main focus of the Human Genome Project?

To study the genetic differences between humans and other primates

To map the locations of all proteins in the human body

To determine the complete sequence of human DNA and identify all human genes

To develop new gene editing technologies for treating genetic diseases

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Understand the primary goal of the Human Genome Project (HGP), which was a large-scale international research effort.

Recognize that the HGP aimed to determine the complete sequence of human DNA, meaning it sought to identify the exact order of the nucleotide bases (adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine) in the human genome.

Know that by sequencing the entire human genome, the project also aimed to identify all human genes and their locations on the chromosomes.

Distinguish this goal from other genetic research objectives, such as studying genetic differences between species, mapping proteins, or developing gene editing technologies, which were not the main focus of the HGP.

Summarize that the main focus of the Human Genome Project was to produce a reference sequence of the human genome and catalog all human genes to provide a foundation for further genetic research and medical advances.