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Welcome to the Department of Genetics

Genetics is the future and the past. The history and the promise of every organism is written in its DNA.

Geneticists are leading one of the major scientific revolutions of humankind, delving into the distant past and providing an unprecedented understanding of the biological world.

Our department offers a supportive and unique training environment across the full spectrum of genetics, bridging the disciplines of molecular genetics, development, genomics, and evolutionary biology.

The Department of Genetics is in UGA's Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.

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Dawe began his postdoctoral work at a lab in Berkeley that used 3D light microscopy to study maize chromosomes.
Janet (Jan) Westpheling, longtime professor in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences’ genetics department, passed away Feb. 16 after an extended illness.  

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