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

1. Introduction to Genetics

Fundamentals of Genetics

Genetics

1. Introduction to Genetics

Fundamentals of Genetics

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes heredity?

The adaptation of organisms to their environment over time

The random mutation of genes within an organism

The process by which cells divide to produce identical daughter cells

The transmission of genetic traits from parents to offspring

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Understand the definition of heredity: it is the biological process through which genetic information is passed from parents to their offspring.

Recognize that heredity involves the transmission of genes, which carry traits, from one generation to the next.

Differentiate heredity from other concepts such as adaptation (which involves changes in populations over time), mutation (random changes in genes), and cell division (which produces identical cells but is not about passing traits to offspring).

Identify that heredity specifically refers to the inheritance of genetic traits, not the process of mutation or adaptation.

Conclude that the best description of heredity is 'The transmission of genetic traits from parents to offspring' because it directly addresses the passing of genetic information.