Genetics

As always we will begin with the learning objectives presentation:

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And the ever impressive powerpoint from S. Taylor: media type="custom" key="22296160" align="center"

So where to start? The follwoing video is a very good introduction/revision: media type="youtube" key="bVk0twJYL6Y" height="480" width="853"

The activity to help you work on these concepts is provided below (remember to make notes of the concepts in your notebook):



Pedigree charts are explained below: media type="custom" key="22295276" align="center"

or if you prefer a video: media type="custom" key="22296174" align="center"

The link between the cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis can be viewed here: media type="youtube" key="2aVnN4RePyI" height="480" width="640"

The process of crossing over is explained in the following video: media type="youtube" key="kVMb4Js99tA" height="480" width="640" align="center"

While non-disjunction is demonstrated here:

media type="youtube" key="EA0qxhR2oOk" height="480" width="640" align="center" Below are the links to the karyotyping activities: [|Karyotyping introduction 1] [|Karyotyping 2] [|Karyotyping 3]