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The aim of this paper is to partially review the historic development and present situation of Genetics Education. Three areas will be examined: 1) Those studies which analyse the significance of the subject, as well as the problems which result from it. 2) How research in this field has been affected by the controversia] move to include the subject in the curriculum for the Secondary Education. 3) The growing interest in the studies on Genetics problem solving, and its relationship with the conceptual knowledge.