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Chapter 1 - Basic Genetics and Cytogenetics: A Brief Reminder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 December 2022

Stéphane Viville
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Génétique Médicale de Strasbourg and Laboratoire de diagnostic génétique, Strasbourg
Karen D. Sermon
Affiliation:
Reproduction and Genetics Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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Summary

This brief reminder chapter aims to freshen up what professionals in reproduction may have learned a while ago at university, and will also serve the reader as a source of information to comprehend the following, more complex chapters. At the end of this chapter, basic study books or broad reviews are recommended for further reading rather than regular scientific references, to help the reader in the further understanding of this textbook.

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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