Introduction to Medical Genetics|حسب منهاج الجامعة الإسلامية المستوى الثاني

Peace, mercy, and blessings of God be upon you. I am Dr. Ali Abu Jameel. I am multidisciplinary. One of my specialties is human medicine and genetic engineering. Dear students, I will be with you to explain the Medical Genetics course. And I hope the material will be easy and simple. We can move through it step by step and

benefit. Peace, mercy, and blessings of God be upon you. This is Dr. Ali. And I will be with you to explain the Medical Genetics course. Let's talk about this subject before we dive in. When we read the word "genetics," we think it's something related to studying heredity and chromosomes. And we distance ourselves completely from medical

specialties. It is actually quite the opposite. Most modern medical specialties and those of the future will rely on genetics. Since most current diseases are helped by, or have as one of their foundations, genetic and hereditary causes. So, medical genetics means the science that cares about studying diseases transmitted from parents to offspring. And

attempting to understand them and their mechanisms. And how we might be able to treat them. So, this medical genetics is a very interesting subject. But it requires a bit of focus and understanding. And whoever understands it can really benefit from it and enjoy it. Alright. Let's come to what the curriculum is. Our curriculum consists

of 20 lectures. And almost all the lectures explain genetics and the science of genetic diseases. And how these diseases arise. And the types of inheritance they belong to. So, God willing, the curriculum is very simple. And it discusses very important topics. Like cytogenetics, studying genetic material at the cellular level. Or epigenetics, the genetic developments