Episode 12: Interpreting Genetics with Jamie Lundy of Simons Searchlight
MEF2Cast20 Jun 2025

Episode 12: Interpreting Genetics with Jamie Lundy of Simons Searchlight

In today’s episode of the MEF2Cast, we interviewed Jamie Lundy, Certified Genetic Counselor with Simons Searchlight. Jamie joins us to give us a lesson in the basics of genetics and to share her expertise and insights on MCHS. Some subjects covered include:

  • The difference between nucleotides, genes, and chromosomes

  • How your body reads DNA

  • Introns vs Exons

  • The different kinds of genetic variants

  • Genotype vs phenotype

  • Germline mosaicism

  • The various types of genetic testing

And so much more!

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