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Table of Contents

1.  Introduction

2.  Basic Cell Biology: Structure and Function of Genes and Chromosomes

3.  Genetic Variation: Its Origin and Detection

4.  Autosomal Dominant and Recessive Inheritance

5.  Sex-linked Mitochondrial Inheritance

6.  Clinical Cytogenetics: The Chromosomal Basis of Human Disease

7.  Biochemical Genetics: Disorders of Metabolism

8.  Gene Mapping and Cloning

9.  Immunogenetics

10.  Developmental Genetics

11.  Cancer Genetics

12.  Multifactorial Inheritance and Common Disease

13.  Genetic Screening and Prenatal Diagnosis

14.  Clinical Genetics, Genetic Counseling, and Gene Therapy

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