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Have you ever wondered, ‘what is genetics?’ You may have heard words like ‘DNA’, ‘gene’ and ‘genetic mutation’, but what exactly do they mean? The words around genetics can seem intimidating, but it is useful to know about how our genes shape us and make us who we are.
In this animated video, we talk about what genetics is, and use a simple cooking analogy to help explain genetic mutations and their potential consequences in the body.
Read the article: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/what-is-genetics
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Have you ever wondered, ‘what is genetics?’ You may have heard words like ‘DNA’, ‘gene’ and ‘genetic mutation’, but what exactly do they mean? The words around genetics can seem intimidating, but it is useful to know about how our genes shape us and make us who we are.
In this animated video, we talk about what genetics is, and use a simple cooking analogy to help explain genetic mutations and their potential consequences in the body.
Read the article: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/what-is-genetics
Transcript link - https://www.open.edu/openlearn/9c/1b/9c1b1f16b868e3c92c8ba87e4886e5f5bb62574d?response-content-disposition=inline%3Bfilename%3D%22Transcript%20-%202.What%20is%20genetics.pdf%22&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&Expires=1725362880&Signature=mWAMdm3Mmu3C-O5mcyGtMU1jIudw3G8-OhD3Kio9RwFpEYakx0IiKWcqpr30zWy0exNlXsKwccJ07R1nfo3hopaYyw024czMbWggL0kGwqhdMfN1qpmn3MQZSaQREDetFtGkyv-ws4OJBLcq0Q~4Mm9nKxwaZ6bM-96Arqvwom6eLe~NJnyjd1S~qat~F4ixVXyej99CpGS6tZ7ta1l7alWFZXVoYavy-c9ir5CSEgk9nUO9Iu5qS1Q9izzFzMZhWvTbU6-7rGaizACrdM7HL5bixcSd2CJtMa~S7MemlJ9JO1JukzwPn~6EXFGSi9uvy3N5tqCCNhaayE74XcMZSQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K87HJKWMK329B
The GRACE Project Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhQpDGfX5e7ArKW3OljeJOho0QHuQPfwb
More about the GRACE project www5.open.ac.uk/research-projects/grace/node/1?nocache=657af90670956
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Study free course on What do genes do? at the Open University https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/biology/what-do-genes-do/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Study the module S317 Biological science: from genes to species open.ac.uk/courses/modules/s317
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