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Genomics topics

v t e Subfields of genetics
Main subjects	Classical genetics · Conservation genetics · Ecological genetics · Immunogenetics · Molecular genetics · Population genetics · Quantitative genetics
Related topics	Geneticist · Genomics · Medical genetics · Molecular evolution · Reverse genetics

v t e Topics in molecular evolution
Natural selection	Background selection • Balancing selection • Directional selection • Disruptive selection • Negative selection • Stabilizing selection • Selective sweep
Models	Models of DNA evolution • Models of nucleotide substitution • Allele frequency • Ka/Ks ratio • Tajima's D
Molecular processes	Gene conversion • Gene duplication • Silent mutation • Synonymous substitution

v t e Pathology: chromosome abnormalities (Q90-Q99, 758)
Autosomal trisomies	Down syndrome (21), Edwards syndrome (18), Patau syndrome (13), Trisomy 9, Warkany syndrome 2 (8), Cat eye syndrome (22), Trisomy 22, Trisomy 16
Autosomal monosomies/deletions	Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (4), Cri du chat (5), Angelman syndrome/Prader-Willi syndrome (15), Miller-Dieker syndrome/Smith-Magenis syndrome (17), 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22)
X/Y linked	Monosomy: Turner syndrome (XO) Trisomy: Triple X syndrome (XXX), Klinefelter's syndrome (XXY), XYY, Other Karyotypes: XXXX, XXYY, XXXXX, XXXXY
Translocations	Philadelphia chromosome, Burkitt's lymphoma
Other	Fragile X syndrome, Gonadal dysgenesis (Mixed gonadal dysgenesis)