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An introduction to human genetics and clinical genetics for aspiring health professionals. On a conceptual level: how does the biological information contained in an organism’s DNA (the genotype) affect the organism’s physical appearance and traits (the phenotype)? On a practical level: how do clinicians currently diagnose and treat genetic diseases? Topics include Mendelian vs. complex inheritance, chromosomal abnormalities, the genetics of cancer, and genome evolution in populations. In lab, we will gain familiarity with common methods of clinical genetics, including pedigree analysis, genotyping, microarrays, sequencing, in silico tools, and gene editing.