Chromosome genetic screens

The newborns in a hypothetical maternity nursery were genetically screened by blood and chromosome tests. Today s tests found three potentially serious health problems. 

Florence, B.M.W. 1998. A genetic screen of the Drosophila X chromosome for mutations that modify Deformed function. Genetics 150, 1497-1511. 

A continuous unplanned genetic screen has been performed on human populations for millennia. Thousands of inherited traits have been identified and, more recently, mapped to locations on the chromosomes. Some of these traits are inherited propensities to get a disease others are eye color or other minor characteristics. Genetic variations in virtually every aspect of cell biology can be found in human populations, allowing studies of normal and disease states and of variant cells in culture. 

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