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Majors / Human / Medical Genetics |
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| Description |
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A program that focuses on the scientific study of human genetics from the standpoint of medical applications such as clinical diagnosis, genetic engineering and therapy, transplantation, and the study of genetic diseases and disabilities and their defense. Includes instruction in human molecular genetics; genetic factors causing disease; changes in gene expression during development, differentiation, and pathogenesis; recombinant DNA; gene therapy; clinical genetics; genetic epidemiology; immunogenetics; cytogenetics; and genetics of specific disorders and diseases. |
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and Total Number of Degrees Awarded in the U.S. Last Year) |
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| Certificate: |
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| Bachelor's: |
#832 |
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| Graduate Certificate: |
#430 |
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| Master's: |
#463 |
73 |
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| Doctorate: |
#113 |
58 |
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| First-Professional: |
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| Degrees Available |
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| Interesting Fact |
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| Between 1970 and 1975, the number of law school graduates in the U.S. doubled! Since then, law degrees have been, by far, the most popular graduate degree. |
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