In recent weeks, I’ve been talking about my work as a computer programmer for the Indiana University Department of Medical Genetics. This week, we take a departure to talk about the work that we did in that department. We will take a deep dive into basic genetics, and you will learn a little bit about the genetic disorder that causes my disability.

Links of Interest

Indiana University Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics: https://medicine.iu.edu/genetics

Article about DNA: https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Deoxyribonucleic-Acid

Where to start reading DNA: https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/blog/reading-dna-where-to-start/

How DNA gets copied: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv89fSt5jBY

Codon to amino acid translation table on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_and_RNA_codon_tables#Standard_DNA_codon_table

Genes on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene

Size of human chromosomes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/grc/human/data

Intersex on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex

Biologist’s explanation of gender behind the typical 2: https://x.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1207834357639139328

Autosomal dominant inheritance: https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/genetics-dictionary/def/autosomal-dominant-inheritance

X-linked inheritance on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-linked_recessive_inheritance

Meiosis on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiosis

Excellent video on meiosis that anyone could understand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzDMG7ke69g

Pseudoautosomal region on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoautosomal_region

Allele on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allele

Spinal Muscular Atrophy on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_muscular_atrophy

Evrysdi oral treatment for SMA: https://www.evrysdi-hcp.com/

Huntington’s disease on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington%27s_disease

Article in “Nature” announcing the discovery of Huntington’s marker co-authored by P. Michael Conneally of the IU Department of Medical Genetics: https://www.nature.com/articles/306234a0

P. Michael Conneally on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._Michael_Conneally

Human Genome Project on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Genome_Project

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Contemplating Life – Episode 77 – “Genetics 101”