Advanced Genetics Part 1

Each time one of the cells in your body divides to form a new cell, 3 BILLION genetic letters must be accurately duplicated. That’s a big number and mistakes DO happen in everyone. That’s right, if you’re reading this, you have a genetic mutation. On This Episode We Discuss: Your genetic alphabet – nucleotides How to think about DNA Replication Types of mutations What is an SNP and why you should care Indels The genetic code How genetic information is translated into a protein