Geneticist

For the theory that psychological traits are hereditary, seegeneticism.

A geneticist explaining gene sequencing.

Ageneticistis abiologistorphysicianwho studiesgenetics,the science ofgenes,heredity,andvariationoforganisms.A geneticist can be employed as ascientistor alecturer.Geneticists may perform general research on genetic processes or develop genetic technologies to aid in the pharmaceutical or and agriculture industries.Some geneticists perform experiments in model organisms such asDrosophila,C. elegans,zebrafish,rodentsorhumansand analyze data to interpret theinheritanceof biological traits. A basic science geneticist is ascientistwho usually has earned aPhDingeneticsand undertakes research and/or lectures in the field. Amedical geneticistis aphysicianwho has been trained inmedical geneticsas aspecializationand evaluates, diagnoses, and manages patients withhereditary conditionsorcongenital malformations;and providesgenetic risk calculationsandmutation analysis.

Education

Geneticists participate in courses from many areas, such asbiology,chemistry,physics,microbiology,cell biology,bioinformatics,andmathematics.They also participate in more specific genetics courses such asmolecular genetics,transmission genetics,population genetics,quantitative genetics,ecological genetics,epigenetics,andgenomics.

Careers

Geneticists can work in many different fields, doing a variety of jobs. There are many careers for geneticists inmedicine,agriculture,wildlife,general sciences, or many other fields.

Listed below are a few examples of careers a geneticist may pursue.

• Research and Development
• Genetic counseling
• Clinical Research
• Medical genetics
• Gene therapy
• Pharmacogenomics
• Molecular ecology
• Animal breeding
• Genomics
• Biotechnology
• Proteomics
• Microbial genetics
• Teaching
• Molecular diagnostics
• SalesandMarketingof scientific products
• Science Journalism
• Patent Law
• Paternity testing
• Forensic DNA
• Agriculture