Description: Seminar, four hours; discussion, four hours. Human genetics is fundamental scientific field that studies inheritance in humans and therefore also has immediate practical value for human health and disease. Identification of genes and genetic variation involved in human diseases, traits, and behavior is one of main goals of human genetic studies. Genomic technologies are rapidly advancing and allow for comprehensive and in-depth analysis of human genome. Covers different themes in field of human genetics, including genetics of monogenic disorders, genetic mapping of complex traits, transcriptome analysis, and epigenomic studies of human disease. Overview of human genetics through examination of selection of papers that highlight each of these themes. Letter grading.

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