Deals with the scientific basis of human genetics and genomics research and its ethical, philosophical, and commercial ramifications. This encyclopedia presents an overview of research and its applications, and examines many peripheral topics surrounding the field, such as law, ethics, medicine and public health, history, religion and industry.

Structural Genomics. Genome Organization Gene Structure and Organization Gene Types Regulatory Sequences RNA Processing Gene Families Repetitive Sequence Elements Mitochondrial Genome Functional Genomics. Gene Expression RNA: Function at the Genome Level RNA: Function at the Transcriptome Level Epigenetics Developmental Genetics Genetics of Physiological Systems Analytical Techniques. Chromosome Structure and Function. Chromosome Structure and Organization Chromosomes during Cell Division Chromosome Analysis and Identification Sex Chromosomes Chromosome Evolution in Mammals Evolution and Comparative Genomics. Evolution of the Human Genome Comparative Genomics Evolution of Gene Structure Mutational Change in Evolution Views of Evolution Developmental Evolution Pseudogene Formation and Evolution Evolution of Gene Families Evolution of Transposable Elements Molecular Phylogenetics Evolution of Humans and Human Populations Human Genetic Diversity Evolutionary Mathematical Genetics. Genome Mapping and Sequencing. Tools for Molecular Genetics Genome Mapping Gene Mapping, Gene Identification and Positional Cloning Genome Sequencing and the Human Genome Project Genes and Disease. Genes, Disease and the Human Genome Molecular Mechanisms of Genetic Disorders Specific Genetic Disorders Mitochondrial Diseases Chromosomal Disorders Cancer Genetics Complex Disorders Clinical Genetics Tools and Techniques Model Organisms and Human Disease Gene Therapy. Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics. Intelligence and Cognition Neurodegenerative Disorders Personality and Temperament Psychoses Alcoholism and Drug Addictions Language Twin Studies Gene-Environment Interactions Mathematical and Population Genetics. Linkage Analysis Genetic Epidemiology of Complex Traits Genetic Models Gene Mapping by Disease Association Statistical Methodology in Genetics Population Genetics Forensic Genetics Evolutionary Genetics. Proteomics. Protein Structure and Function Proteomics in Disease Analysis Proteomics and Evolution Analytical Techniques in Proteomics Bioinformatics. Approaches in Bioinformatics Genetics Databases Sequence Similarity and Alignment Gene Feature Identification Macromolecule Structure Prediction. Ethical Legal and Social Issues. Genetic Counseling and Clinical Genetics Genetic Screening Genes, Research and Industry Human Genetics, Ethics and the Law Insurance, Employment and Human Genetics Disability and Genetics Human Genetics and Reproductive Technologies Human Genetics and Society Human Genetics, Bioethics and Philosophy History. Historical and Contextual Issues in Genetics Scientific Biographies