title: The genetics you never knew: a genetics primer.
abstract: Our understanding about genetics is rapidly changing. The goal of this article is to provide an overview of the basics of and new developments in medical genetics--a Genetics 101 primer for 2008. In this article we review the structure and function of the genes, how genes are packaged, gene replication, gene mutations, and the different modes of inheritance.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Murray Koffler Urologic Wellness Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Joseph & Wolf Lebovic Building, 60 Murray Street, 6th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 3L9. kjarvi@mtsinai.on.ca
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jarvi
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chitayat
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D004261:DNA Replication; D005823:Genetics; D008540:Meiosis; D008938:Mitosis
chemical_list: D004247:DNA