Backgrounders

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General:

• From Monks to Disease: A History of Genetics

• DNA: Blueprints for the Cell

• Chromosomes: Gene Filing Systems

• Inheritance: Genetic Heirlooms

• Genes and Disease

• Using Genetics to Find Disease Genes

• SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms)

Research at GSK:

• Using Genetics Research to Discover, Develop and Deliver Better Medicines