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*[[Genetic Engineering]]
 
*[[Genetic Engineering]]
  
However, this kind of division is very arbitrary and heavily influenced by historical progression of the different sub-fields.  There are additional large fields that could be listed, but are not as primary as the divisions above, such as:  
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However, this kind of division is very arbitrary and heavily influenced by historical progression of the different sub-fields.  There are additional large fields that could be listed, but are not as primary as the divisions above (and some suffer from hyperbole), such as:  
  
 
*[[Ancient DNA]]
 
*[[Ancient DNA]]
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*[[Behavioral Genetics]]
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*[[Cancer Genetics]]
 
*[[Conservation Genetics]]
 
*[[Conservation Genetics]]
 
*[[Developmental Genetics]]
 
*[[Developmental Genetics]]
 
*[[Ecological Genetics]]
 
*[[Ecological Genetics]]
 
*[[Epigenetics]]
 
*[[Epigenetics]]
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*[[Experimental Evolution]]
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*[[Gene-Culture Coevolution]]
 
*[[Genetic Anthropology]]
 
*[[Genetic Anthropology]]
 
*[[Human and Medical Genetics]]
 
*[[Human and Medical Genetics]]
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*[[Landscape Genetics]]
 
*[[Metagenomics]]
 
*[[Metagenomics]]
 
*[[Microbiome Genetics]]
 
*[[Microbiome Genetics]]
 
*[[Personal Genomics]]
 
*[[Personal Genomics]]
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*[[Phylogenetics]]
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*[[Phylogeography]]
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*[[Synthetic Biology]]
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*[[Systems Biology]]
  
I am purposely avoiding dividing the field by taxonomy (except for human genetics and related fields).  The classical taxonomic divisions of biology are loosing their usefulness.  A large part of this is due to genetics and evolution where the same basic principles can apply across a wide range of organisms.  I am also avoiding separating genetics and genomics, some tools and approaches may be different but these are really ends of a continuum that has been artificially exaggerated.   
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There are also fields outside of the natural sciences that interface with genetics.   
  
The general scope of genetics would not be complete without also considering the [[history of genetics]], [[genetics and ethics]], and especially the intersection of these two areas, including the [[history of eugenics]].   
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*[[Genetics and Ethics]]
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*[[Genetics and Laws]]
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*[[History of Genetics]]
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*[[Teaching Genetics]]
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*[[Genetics Research Support]]
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I am purposely avoiding dividing the field by taxonomy (except for human genetics and related fields).  The classical taxonomic divisions of biology are losing their usefulness.  A large part of this is due to genetics and evolution where the same basic principles can apply across a wide range of organisms.  I am also avoiding separating genetics and genomics, some tools and approaches may be different but these are really ends of a continuum that has been artificially exaggerated.   
  
 
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Let's get started by talking about what a [[gene]] is, genetic [[heritability]] versus environmental effects on [[phenotype]] [[variance]], and [[DNA]].   
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One way to get started is by reading about what a [[gene]] is, genetic [[heritability]] versus environmental effects on [[phenotype]] [[variance]], and the structure of [[DNA]].   
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[[Maintenance]]
 
[[Maintenance]]

Latest revision as of 20:24, 29 April 2017

Genetics and Evolution are central to modern biological understanding. Genetics itself is a huge, rapidly changing field and can be divided into several main categories.

Genetics

However, this kind of division is very arbitrary and heavily influenced by historical progression of the different sub-fields. There are additional large fields that could be listed, but are not as primary as the divisions above (and some suffer from hyperbole), such as:

There are also fields outside of the natural sciences that interface with genetics.

I am purposely avoiding dividing the field by taxonomy (except for human genetics and related fields). The classical taxonomic divisions of biology are losing their usefulness. A large part of this is due to genetics and evolution where the same basic principles can apply across a wide range of organisms. I am also avoiding separating genetics and genomics, some tools and approaches may be different but these are really ends of a continuum that has been artificially exaggerated.


One way to get started is by reading about what a gene is, genetic heritability versus environmental effects on phenotype variance, and the structure of DNA.


Maintenance