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Genetic Linkage

12 Alternative Facts of Human Genetics

I’ve always wanted to write about my favorite experiment in human genetics, but a news hook was elusive. Not any more! Thank you Kellyanne Conway for your intriguing concept of "alternative facts."

I’m writing the 12th edition of my human genetics textbook right now, so it’s the perfect time to browse through the pages and select a few turning points in time when genetic reality might have diverged, leading to different outcomes, if "alternative facts" were possible. But first, to illustrate how scientists reject hypotheses to reach a conclusion, a brief review of what’s been called "The Most Beautiful Experiment in Biology".  Read More 
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