This Unit Appendix contains background information and additional reading to supplement the Genetic Testing lessons, including:
- BRCA1 and BRCA2 Background
- BRCA1: Is it Dominant or Recessive?
- “GINA” The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008: Information for Researchers and Health Care Professionals
- Ethics Background
- Creating Discussion Ground Rules
- Amino Acid Abbreviations and Chemistry Resources
- Codons and Amino Acid Chemistry
- Behind the Scenes with the NCBI Databases and the Entrez Search Engine
- Understanding BLAST
- Finding Structures in the NCBI Structure Database
Download Genetic Testing Appendix (pdf)