GENETICS

ISBN : 978-81-909385-5-6

• Genetics and its role in Nursing
• Review of Cellular Division
• Characteristics and Structure of Gene
• Chromosomes, sex Determination and Chromosomal Aberrations
• Patterns of Inheritance-1
• Patterns of Inheritance-2
• Errors in Transmission(gene Mutation)
• Conditions Affecting the Pregnant Mother
• Infertility(Sterility)
• Spontaneous Abortion
• Neural Tube Defects
• Down’s Syndrome(Trisomy21)
• Genetic Testing in Neonates and Children
• Cancer Genetics- Familial Cancer
• Inborn Errors of Metabolism
• Blood Group Alleles and Haematological Disorders
• Genetic Haemochromatosis and Huntington’s Disease
• Mental Illness
• Genetic Testing
• Human Genome Project
• Gene Therapy
• Betterment of Human Society ( Eugenics Movement)
• Genetic Counselling ,Legal and Ethical Issues, and Role of Nurse