10 Types of Geneticist and Their Responsibilities

Dec 12, 2022

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Dr Tushar Chauhan

Here is a list of 10 types of geneticist and their roles and responsibilities in various setups and infrastructures.

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Studies DNA, RNA, nucleic acid sequences, genes, the interaction between DNA/RNA and protein, and genetic disorders that occur by molecular changes.

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Molecular Geneticist

Studies chromosomes, chromosomal changes like– changes in numbers and structure, chromosomal disorders and cancer.

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Cytogeneticist

Works in clinical infrastructure, do DNA testing, gene or genome testing to associate it with clinical variants, and finds novel clinical variants associated with an ailment.

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Clinical Geneticist

Finds family history of genetic disorders, counsel families, and patients, and aware them of genetic conditions, how it occurs and future consequences.

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Genetic Counsellor

Works in medical infrastructure to identify genes or variants associated with the disease, and works on various medical conditions and their association with genetics.

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Medical Geneticist

Studies congenital conditions associated with babies, like— down syndrome, thalassemia, blood disorder or inherited cancer.

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Pediatric Geneticist

Work in industries for the development and validation of new technologies in genetics and genomic studies.

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Genetic Technologist

Works on the principle of evolution and its association with genetic factors. Draw a genetic or phylogenetic tree to demonstrate the relationship between species.

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Evolutionary Geneticist

Works on the plant species and in the agriculture industry for developing new economically important traits/plant species.

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Plant Geneticist

Works on gene therapies, gene transfer, and recombinant DNA technology to repair or replace a faulty gene.

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Gene Therapist

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