# Basics of Genetics Considering that the data that you will be working on is genetic data, getting the basic concepts of genetics will be important. We suggest the * **Khan Academy provides general information** on [classical genetics](https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/classical-genetics) and [allele frequencies](https://www.khanacademy.org/science/ap-biology/natural-selection/hardy-weinberg-equilibrium/v/allele-frequency). * One of **our** **personal favourites for** [**primers on genomics**](https://www.genome.gov/About-Genomics/Introduction-to-Genomics) on the National Human Genome Research Institute (USA). * An **excellent overview of genomics** and the analytics of genomics found here: [Analytic and Translational Genetics by Karczewski and Martin (2020) Annual Review of Biomedical Data Science](https://ibg.colorado.edu/cdrom2021/Day08-veerapan/2021_IBG_Hail/Materials/additionalMaterial/annurev-biodatasci-072018-021148.pdf) For more in-depth information we also highly recommend Matti Pirinen's [GWAS course materials](https://www.mv.helsinki.fi/home/mjxpirin/GWAS_course/). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.finngen.fi/background-reading/genetics-basics.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.