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