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Cells and DNA
Major parts of a cell
Cytoplasm
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
Golgi apparatus
Lysosomes and peroxisomes
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Plasma membrane
Ribosomes
The structure of DNA
Gene
Chromosome structure
Chromosomes 1-22, X, and Y
How Genes Work
Proteins
Immunoglobulin G (IgG)
Phenylalanine hydroxylase
Growth hormone
Actin
Ferritin
From genes to proteins
Mitosis and meiosis: cell division
Control of cell growth and division
The process of apoptosis
Final stage of apoptosis
Genetic mutation and cancer development
Chromosomal location of a gene
Mutations and Health
Types of gene mutations
Missense mutation
Nonsense mutation
Insertion
Deletion
Duplication
Frameshift mutation
Repeat expansion
Changes in chromosome number
Normal human karyotype
Trisomy
Monosomy
Triploidy
Chromosomal mosaicism
Structural changes to chromosomes
Balanced translocation
Unbalanced translocation
Chromosomal deletion
Chromosomal duplication
Inversion
Isochromosomes
Dicentric chromosome
Ring chromosome
Inheriting Genetic Conditions
Condition affecting members of a family
Inheritance patterns
Autosomal dominant
Autosomal recessive
X-Linked dominant (affected father)
X-Linked dominant (affected mother)
X-Linked recessive (affected father)
X-Linked recessive (carrier mother)
Codominant
Mitochondrial
Gene Therapy
Gene therapy using an adenovirus vector
Published: January 23, 2009