Genes and You Leaflets
Teaching about Genetics from a Human Perspective
Please find below a contents list of the Genes and You pack. In each line you will find information in both PDF format as well as web page format. To return to this page at any time all you need to do is click on the red link at the top of each page which says "Genes and You Contents".
If you would like information on a condition other than the ones listed below, please have a look at our Translations Library (On the left hand menu) and select whichever language you would like to view the information in or view our genetics publications page.
If you have any difficulties then please do not hesitate to contact Julian Walker at the Genetic Alliance UK office on 020 7704 3141 or .
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Genes and You - Table of Contents
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Introduction |
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Acknowledgements |
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Cross Curricular Activities |
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Unit 1: What's it got to do with me? |
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Unit 2: The Image of Perfection |
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Unit 3: What's in a Word |
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Unit 4: Hitting back? |
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Unit 5: To have a baby or not to have a baby? - that is the question |
To have a baby or not to have a baby? - that is the question |
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Unit 6: Weighing the pros and cons |
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Unit 7: Blame it on your genes |
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Unit 8: The good, the bad and....... |
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Activities to support the teaching of human genetics within the science curriculum |
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Genes, Chromosomes and DNA |
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True or False? |
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Four genetic conditons |
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Genetic/Chromosomal Condition Cards |
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Achondroplasia |
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT) |
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Cleft Lip and Palate |
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Cystic Fibrosis (CF) |
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Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) |
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Galactosaemia |
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Haemophilia |
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Huntington's Disease(HD) |
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Inherited breast cancer |
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Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (LMBBS) |
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Neurofibromatosis(Nf) |
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Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) |
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Psoriatic Arthropathy (PA) |
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Sickle Cell Anaemia |
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Tay Sachs Disease |
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Thalassaemia |
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Usher Syndrome |
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Vitiligo |
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Information Sheets |
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Information Sheet 1: Chromosomes and You |
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Information Sheet 2: Boy or Girl? |
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Information Sheet 3: How are genetic disorders passed on? |
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Glossary |
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Glossary |
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