Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/Skysmith's list of missing articles/Genetics

Missing articles about genetics


Thanks for User:AnteaterZot, User:Earthdirt, User:Iamozy, User:Madprime, User:Mindrake, User:Sarahj2107, User:TimVickers & User:VeronikaS

Terminology edit

Genes and gene types edit

Transposons edit

Antigens edit

Chromosomes edit

Traits edit

DNA-related edit

RNA-related edit

Processes edit

Genetics of biology edit

Genetic manipulation edit

Methods edit

Genetics and medicine edit

Inheritance edit

Twins edit

Metabolism edit

Mutations edit

Congenital disorders edit

Genetic treatments edit

Genetic tests edit

Sub-areas edit

Theories edit

Gene-related technology edit

Gene-related projects and programs edit

Related organizations edit

Awards edit

Issues about genetics edit

Miscellaneous edit

Geneticists edit

Missing related books edit

  • Some of these are specific genes. At what point does a specific gene warrant having a Wikipedia article? There are different genes for each species, and homologs of the same gene can have different names in different species. Engrailed is a drosophila gene, and it's mentioned within the Morphogenesis page; this could redirect to that. I'm guessing that Ras-A is a Ras gene? V-Ras appears to be. What makes V-Ras notable? It would help to know how the list is generated; these topics sometimes seem obscure or look like misspellings. Madeleine 14:18, 23 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Good question; I think I do not know enough to be sure when the specific genes need their own articles. I take these notes from various sources (including other Wikipedia articles) and sometimes the context is not clear. Any suggestions? - Skysmith
      • Here's one way to throw out things as being too obscure - searching the NCBI bookshelf ([1]) for any textbook mentions. If they aren't talking about it, it definitely isn't a missing page. Madeleine 19:55, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sources include

  • Eleanor Lawrence - Henderson's Dictionary of Biological Terms (2000, 12th edition)

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