I’m TA ing a class and am a little in over my head with the heavy genetics parts… the question asked students to explain how quantitative genetics and population genetics are linked, and how each is important for breeding… And the student included quantitative alleles so just wondering if that works. I’ll ask the prof but what do ya’ll think? submitted by /u/ResistOk9038 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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He was discovered in North Africa but which modern human populations would he have the least genetic distance to submitted by /u/Elmointhehood [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi! I’m currently in my third year of university (UK), as an undergraduate studying Biological Sciences with a focus on genetics. I am planning on studying a masters in September, most probably Cancer Sciences MRes (as that is what I’m most interested in). I was wondering, what sort of career paths would this put me on. I’m not too sure what I plan to do after uni and I am struggling to find places to search for careers. I have tried the obvious places (indeed, pharma websites, etc.). I really want to work for within industry doing genetic research but not sure how to get there, is my current ..read more

Hi, i've taken a 65k snp test, and i wonder if this severely skews the data that i'm able to take from it, specially since yseq phenotype predictor was missing A LOT of data, i've posted a similar question over on r/23andme, but i've decided to post here too, since this is a more "technical" question. Thanks for your attention. EDIT: I'm using it for genealogy btw. submitted by /u/brunothedev [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi all, I just recently joined this sub in order to ask a very specific question. I was born with an isolated port wine stain on my face, isolated meaning that it is not associated with Sturge-Weber, Klippel-Trenaunay, or any of the other syndromes that port wine stains can be linked to. As far as I know, and as far as my parents were told when I was born, these anomalies are mostly sporadic and may be linked to a genetic mutation but not a hereditary genetic mutation. Port wine stains themselves are quite rare, with roughly 0.3-0.5% of babies being born with one. Given this fact, imagine my ..read more

My great-grandmother had bright red hair, one of her daughters had bright red hair but that's about it in my "close" family. My maternal grandmother had dark hair, my mom was brunette/light blonde and my dad comes from a line of brunettes. However, interesting enough my hair has become a chestnut, very red color as I have gotten older. So I was just kind of wondering how common it is for shades of red hair to pop up? It was something that I found really interesting that a great grandparent could possibly influence your hair color. submitted by /u/Business_Meat_9191 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hello, undergrad about to graduate with a Bsc in genetics here. I've abt 9 months internship experience (3 different labs, all summer internships just added together) and an above average grade. Will either do a masters or PhD, leaning towards a masters because i dont intend on going into academia. I'm wondering how the pay is for those with a masters/PhD in the genetics field? The reason im not thinking of going into academia is because my professors look exhausted permanently. Apparently its also paid not nearly as well as those in industry. (Please correct me if I'm wrong on any of this ..read more

I'm pregnant, and I just found out that both me and my partner are Familial Mediterranean Fever carriers (he has only 1 variant and I'm heterozygous carrier but asymptomatic). Does anyone know if this is a serious condition or has this gene? I'd definitely terminate pregnancy for serious diseases but unsure how serious this is. However the fact that it's on the list and horizon is testing it for, makes me a bit worried. submitted by /u/lizalica123 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Specifically the COL9A2 gene for multiple epiphyseal dysplasia. Does it have to be a specific mutation? My research says 5 different mutations on that gene are responsible for the condition but it doesn't say if it means they definitely have it or they are just more likely to have it submitted by /u/_5nek_ [visit reddit] [comments ..read more