Genetics
Useful sources in the field of genetics for UM researchers.
- Overview
- Genetics & Disease
- Genetic Counseling
- Literature
- For NIH Grantees This link opens in a new window
- National Center for Biotechnology Information
Library Contact
Merle Rosenzweig
Contact:
Taubman Health Sciences Library
1135 E. Catherine,
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2038
1135 E. Catherine,
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2038
734 615 8923
Genetic Fundamentals
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Talking Glossary of Genetic TermsA public domain audio/visual glossary of 178 genetic terms. From the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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Introduction to Molecular Biology Information ResourcesProvides an introduction to four domains of information generated by the field of molecular biology.
Primary Resources
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Entrez, the Life Sciences Search EngineEntrez is a retrieval system produced by NCBI for searching several linked databases including:
- PubMed
- GenBank, a nucleotide sequence database
- Protein, sequence database
- Structure, 3-D macromolecular structures
- Genome, complete sequences
- PopSet, population study data sets
- Taxonomy, organisms in GenBank
- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)
Entrez Help
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Gene GatewayIncludes various tools that anyone can use to investigate genetic disorders, chromosomes, genome maps, genes, sequence data, genetic variants, and molecular structures. Produced by the U.S. Dept. of Energy Biological and Environmental Research program.
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Human Genome Project
- About the HGP
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Online Metabolic & Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease (OMMBID)A compendium of genetic disorders and information from the entire field of genetics. It has interactive tools and provides info on the molecular and metabolic underpinnings of a growing list of diseases as well as retrieve updates on pathophysiology and treatment. OMMBID is continuously populated with peer-reviewed, evidence-based data.
Last Updated: Nov 10, 2025 2:50 PM
Subjects: Health Sciences, Science