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Genetics (Bio)
See also the Genetics & Hereditary Diseases guide in our Medical Subjects section.

Selected Specialized Databases > = link
More databases are listed on our Molecular Biology Databases page.
Library databases and catalogs are on our main Databases page.
>Nucleic Acids Research's January 1, 2000 issue
Special issue featured articles on several dozen molecular biology & genetics databases. The online version of this issue features links to all the databases as well as helpful guides. Choose the HTML version of each article if you want to use the links. (NAR Online is restricted to UC users).

> DNASYSTEM
From the Biology Department at UCSD. This site "provides Web links for nucleic acid and protein sequence analysis, and links to other molecular biology tools, as well as links to UCSD genome analysis resources."

> National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
The following services are available - click links below for direct access...
> ENTREZ - search nucleotides, proteins, 3D structures, genomes, taxonomy, and MEDLINE through PubMed.
> BLAST- NCBI's sequence similarity search tool designed to support analysis of nucleotide and protein databases.
> NCBI Taxonomy Database
> Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) - McKusick's catalog of human genes and genetic disorders.
> Structure - the Molecular Modeling Data Bank.

Electronic Publications
Note: most of these work from UCSD Internet accounts only. Visit our main e-journals page for more information and links to many more titles.

> American Journal of Human Genetics
> Annals of Human Genetics - registration required for first-time users.
> Annual Review of Genetics
> Chromosoma
> Current Genetics
> Development, Genes & Evolution
> Genes & Development
> Genetical Research - registration required for first-time users.
> Genetics
> Genome Research
> Genomics Online
> Human Genetics
> Human Genome News
> Human Molecular Genetics
> Immunogenetics
> Journal of Biological Chemistry
> Mammalian Genome
> Molecular and General Genetics (MGG)
> Nucleic Acids Research
> World Wide Web Journal of Biology

> National Academy of Sciences Press: Genetics - full-text reports

Societies and Organizations
> American Society of Human Genetics
Includes the 1999 Guide to North American Graduate and Postgraduate Training Programs in Human Genetics.
> Association of Genetic Technologists
> Association of Professors of Human or Medical Genetics
> European Society of Human Genetics
> International Genetic Epidemiology Society
> Genetics Society of America
> National Center for Genome Resources
> Human Genetics Advisory Commission (UK)
The HGAC Papers section features advisory reports on insurance implications of genetic testing and cloning.

Selected Sites in Genetics
> BioCatalog
Catalog of molecular biology and genetics-related software. Hosted by the European Bioinformatics Institute.

> Genetics Societies - from FASEB

> Genomics: A Global Resource
Sponsored by the AIBS and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. Especially strong in links to legal and regulatory information, as well as topics of wider public interest, such as cloning, ethics, and emerging diseases.

> Human Genome Program - US Dept of Energy. Noteworthy:
> Human Genome Project links
> Primer on Molecular Genetics

> National Center for Genome Resources

> PCR Jump Station

Other Resource Guides in Genetics
> Human and Mouse Genetics
Links based on sections in the book, Internet for the Molecular Biologist.
> UCSD Biomedical and Medical Center Library: Health and Medicine - Genetics and Hereditary Diseases
The "medicine" counterpart to this page.

> World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Genetics

> Yahoo Subject Guide: Genetics
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Last updated: January 14, 2000