Human Genetics and Developmental Biology

Module code: BIS4010-B

To promote knowledge of the basic principles of human genetics and developmental biology and understandingof the origin and function of gametes and stem cells. To consider the role of genes, mutations, chromosomalaberrations and aneuploidy in the cause and incidence of human disease. To study some of the molecularmechanisms that underpin human genetic disease. To consider current issues in reproductive medicine andhuman genetics, and ethical approaches used for decision making in these fields.

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