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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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What do sticky ends allow in the context of DNA manipulation?

They cause the DNA to coil more tightly, making it inaccessible to enzymes.

They increase the mutation rate during DNA replication.

They prevent DNA fragments from binding to each other.

They enable the joining of DNA fragments from different sources through complementary base pairing.

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Understand that sticky ends are short, single-stranded overhangs created when certain restriction enzymes cut DNA at specific sequences.

Recognize that these overhangs have unpaired bases that can form hydrogen bonds with complementary sequences on other DNA fragments.

Know that this complementary base pairing allows DNA fragments from different sources to anneal or join together.

Realize that this property is crucial in molecular cloning, where DNA fragments from different organisms can be combined to form recombinant DNA.

Conclude that sticky ends facilitate the precise and efficient joining of DNA fragments by providing complementary sequences that guide the ligation process.