What is Human genetics?
'''Human genetics''' is the study of [[heritability|inheritance]] as it occurs in [[human beings]]. It includes the study of [[List of genetic disorders|human genetic disorders]], the work on the [[human genome]], and [[genetic counselling]]. Genes are a common factor behind most inherited [[traits]]. Study of human genetics may answer questions about [[human nature]], and the genetics of human life. It helps us to understand the [[diseases]] we get, and helps the development of effective disease treatment. == Sources == * {{Cite book| publisher = Springer Science & Business Media| isbn = 978-1-4471-2375-0| last1 = Hodgson| first1 = Shirley V.| last2 = Foulkes| first2 = William D.| last3 = Eng| first3 = Charis| last4 = Maher| first4 = Eamonn| title = A Practical Guide to Human Cancer Genetics| year=2013}} * {{Cite book| publisher = Cambridge University Press| isbn = 978-0-521-56340-6| last1 = Foulkes| first1 = William D.| last2 = Hodgson| first2 = Shirley V.| title = Inherited Susceptibility to Cancer: Clinical, Predictive and Ethical Perspectives| url = https://archive.org/details/inheritedsuscept0000unse| year= 1998}} * {{cite book|last1=Haites|editor1= Patrick J. Morrison |editor2=Shirley V. Hodgson|editor3= Neva E. |title=Familial breast and ovarian cancer : genetics, screening and management |url=https://archive.org/details/familialbreastov0000unse|year=2002 |publisher=Cambridge Univ. Press |isbn=9780521803731}} *Debby Tsuang; Andrew David 2011. How genes influence behavior. ''The American Journal of Psychiatry'' (Review). 168 (6): 656–657. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11010097 *Flint, Jonathan; Greenspan, Ralph J; & Kendler, Kenneth S. (2010). ''How genes influence behavior''. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-955990-9 == Related pages == *[[Human Genome Project]] {{-}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Branches of genetics]] [[Category:Humans]] [[Category:Physical anthropology]]