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18. SNPs & Human genetics

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MIT 7.016 Introductory Biology, Fall 2018
Instructor: Adam Martin
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Using the example of aniridia, which disrupts formation of the iris, Professor Martin describes how to clone a gene that’s responsible for a disease. He covers the techniques of positional gene cloning, genomic mapping, cDNA libraries, and hybridization.

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