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Joan Stephenson, PhD

JAMA. 1999;281:600.

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As the Human Genome Project hurtles toward its goal to obtain a blueprint for all human genes within the next few years, health care professionals and the public alike will be wrestling with the genetic terms and concepts needed to understand recent advances in human genetics.

To help those seeking such information, the National Human Genome Research Institute has launched an online "talking glossary of genetics," available on the Internet at http://www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm. The project combines text, audio, and illustrations of selected terms to help explain nearly 200 essential genetics terms.

The "talking" genetics glossary offers text, audio clips, and illustrations to explain such terms as spectral karyotype (SKY), a technique that labels each chromosome with a different color to better identify chromosome abnormalities. (Credit: National Human Genome Research Institute)

One unique feature of the glossary is the use of in-depth audio clips of prominent experts in genetics, . . . [Full Text of this Article]