RT Book, Section A1 Hogge, W. Allen A1 Rajkovic, Aleksandar SR Print(0) ID 1115992776 T1 Gene Structure and Function T2 Practical Genetics for the Ob-Gyn YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071797214 LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1115992776 RD 2024/10/08 AB Knowledge of the genetic basis of health and disease has increased dramatically in the last 20 years. The first draft of the sequence of the human genome was published in 2001, and the Human Genome Project was completed in 2003.1,2 From this project has come a detailed map of genes and genetic markers and a clearer understanding of how genes function. The intent of this chapter is to provide a basic understanding of gene structure and function and a glossary of terms that should be helpful in incorporating genetic screening and testing into a practice of obstetrics and gynecology. For those interested in a more comprehensive resource on basic molecular genetics, we suggest either Gelehrter et al or Nussbaum et al.3,4