Table of contents

1. Introduction to Genetics51m
2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance3h 37m
3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance2h 41m
4. Genetic Mapping and Linkage2h 28m
5. Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses1h 21m
6. Chromosomal Variation1h 48m
7. DNA and Chromosome Structure56m
8. DNA Replication1h 10m
9. Mitosis and Meiosis1h 34m
10. Transcription1h 0m
11. Translation58m
12. Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes1h 19m
13. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes44m
14. Genetic Control of Development44m
15. Genomes and Genomics1h 50m
16. Transposable Elements47m
17. Mutation, Repair, and Recombination1h 6m
18. Molecular Genetic Tools19m
- Genetic Cloning
  9m
- Methods for Analyzing DNA
  9m
19. Cancer Genetics29m
- Overview of Cancer
  21m
- Cancer Mutations
  7m
20. Quantitative Genetics1h 26m
21. Population Genetics50m
- Hardy Weinberg
  19m
- Allelic Frequency Changes
  31m
22. Evolutionary Genetics29m

3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance

Overview of interacting Genes

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3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance

Overview of interacting Genes

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Multiple Choice

How could genetic engineering most likely benefit people with genetic diseases in the future?

By preventing all gene interactions within cells to eliminate disease

By increasing the mutation rate in affected individuals to promote genetic diversity

By replacing entire chromosomes with artificial ones in every cell

By correcting faulty genes responsible for disease through targeted gene therapy

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Understand the goal of genetic engineering in the context of genetic diseases, which is to address the root cause of the disease at the DNA level.

Recognize that genetic diseases are often caused by faulty or mutated genes that lead to malfunctioning proteins or cellular processes.

Learn that targeted gene therapy aims to correct or replace these faulty genes with functional versions, restoring normal function.

Evaluate why other options, such as preventing all gene interactions, increasing mutation rates, or replacing entire chromosomes, are either impractical or harmful compared to targeted gene correction.

Conclude that the most effective benefit of genetic engineering for genetic diseases is the precise correction of defective genes through targeted gene therapy.