User:Alshroufa/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Molecular genetics

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to evaluate this article because its a pertanent topic in the field of biology and genetics and can help us further understand the relationships between DNA, genes and phenotypes. By further exploring this topic we can better understand genetic inheritance and genetic disease. My initial impression of this article is that its a good overview of the topic of molecular genetics, but its very brief in nature and can use to be updated.

Evaluate the article
The lead section of the article provides a concise and very brief definition of molecular genetics, which introduces the overall theme of the article; however it fails to highlight the major sections of the article that are included in the following sections. It mentions that molecular genetics is a mix of different subfields of biology such as cellular and molecular biology, but it does not further explain this correlation throughout the remainder of the article.

The overall content is entirely relevant to the topic of molecular genetics, and it discusses the history of the field in a sufficient manner. It does not address topics pertaining to equity gaps or historically underrepresented minorities, so it would be of value to include this area of research as it related to genetic disease and discrepancies. The tone of the article is neutral, with no bias in any one direction. The viewpoints and writing is established in scientific writing and backed up by mainly peer reviewed sources and references that support its information. There are a few primary sources in the references. There are no evident grammatical errors.

The article is well organized into sections that reflect the major points of the topic, but there are gaps in the information and a more chronological order of organization would give a better flow to the article. The techniques section includes a limited amount of information, and primarily focuses on reverse genetics and forward genetics and could use detailed information. There are a few images included that are relative to the subheadings, but as the article is expanded upon it can use more diagrams to clarify some difficult concepts such as the techniques. Image captions are provided but easier to find references would help. One image appears to be an editor's original work. Some of the sources are outdated, dating back to 1944 and it is important to include sources from the past 5 years.

The talk page information emphasizes that this article topic is important in the field of biology. It is rated as a C-class and is part of WikiProject Molecular Biology, so additional information and editing is an important goal for this article. It's also supported by the Genetics and Molecular and Cell biology task forces. There does not appear to be specific discussions on the talk page regarding the article, so more feedback would aid the overall wiki project.

In all, the article is a good starting point to build upon the topic of molecular genetics. It has clear organization, good reference, and relevant information to the topic. Improvements can be made, such as updates on more recent developments in the field and expanding on the history, techniques and major implications of the subject.