Episode 47
Advanced Genetics Part 1
Patient Empowerment Program: A Rare Disease Podcast
March 20, 202430m 13s
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Show Notes
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