In this article we will discuss about the genetics of thalassemia. There are two main types of thalassemia: α-thalassemia — resulting from a reduced rate of α-chain; β-thalassemia — resulting from a defective production of β-chains. More recently, family studies have revealed a heterogeneity of both α and β- thalassemia which is discussed in the […]
Genetics of Thalassemia
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Variation of Chromosome Number in Human | Genetics
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In this article we will discuss about the chromosomal aberrations and variation of chromosome number in human. Any anomaly in the normal structure of chromosome or any variation in the normal karyotype of human causes an abnormal development of human or resulting in zygotic loss, still births or infant death. The degree of the abnormalities […]
Diversity of Retroviral Oncogenes | Genetics
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In this article we will discuss about the diversity of retroviral oncogenes. Studies of other retroviruses of several different animal species (most notably the mouse, rat, chicken, and certain species of monkeys) soon led to the identification of other retroviral oncogenes. Over 20 different retroviral oncogene (Table 16.2) have been described to date, and more […]
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