Sub disciplines of genetics
Transmission genetics
Deals with how genes and genetic traits are transmitted from generation to generation and how genes recombine
Molecular genetics
Deals with molecular structure and function of genes. Analysing the molecular events involved in the gene control of cell division or regulation of expression
Population gwnetics
Studies heredity in groups of individuals for traits that are determined by one or few genes
Quantitative genetics
Considers the heredity of genes in groups of individuals but the traits of concern are determined by many genes simultaneously