Outline of genetics

This article provides an outline of terminology and topics that are important to know in genetics.{{short description|Hierarchical outline list of articles related to genetics}}

{{see also|Index of genetics articles}}

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to genetics:

Genetics – science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms.{{cite book |editor1-first=Anthony J. F. |display-editors=4 |editor1-last=Griffiths |editor2-first=Jeffrey H. |editor2-last=Miller |editor3-first=David T. |editor3-last=Suzuki |editor4-first=Richard C. |editor4-last=Lewontin |editor5-first=William M. |editor5-last=Gelbart |title=An Introduction to Genetic Analysis |date=2000 |isbn=0-7167-3520-2 |edition=7th |publisher=W. H. Freeman |location=New York |chapter-url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=iga.section.60 |chapter=Genetics and the Organism: Introduction}}{{cite book |author=Hartl, D.L.|author2=Jones, E.W. |date=2005 |title=Genetics: Analysis of Genes and Genomes |publisher=Jones and Bartlett Publishers |isbn=9780763715113 |url=https://archive.org/details/genetics00dani |url-access=registration}} Genetics deals with the molecular structure and function of genes, and gene behavior in context of a cell or organism (e.g. dominance and epigenetics), patterns of inheritance from parent to offspring, and gene distribution, variation and change in populations.

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