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

Understanding Independent Assortment

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3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance

Understanding Independent Assortment

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Multiple Choice

The independent assortment of allele pairs is due to which of the following processes during meiosis?

Random orientation of homologous chromosomes during metaphase I

Crossing over between non-sister chromatids during prophase I

Replication of DNA during interphase

Separation of sister chromatids during anaphase II

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Understand that independent assortment refers to how different genes independently separate from one another when reproductive cells develop.

Recall the stages of meiosis, focusing on metaphase I, where homologous chromosome pairs line up at the cell's equator.

Recognize that during metaphase I, the orientation of each homologous chromosome pair is random, meaning the maternal or paternal chromosome can face either pole.

Know that this random orientation leads to different combinations of chromosomes being distributed to the gametes, which is the basis of independent assortment.

Differentiate this from other processes: crossing over (which exchanges genetic material but does not cause independent assortment), DNA replication (which occurs before meiosis), and separation of sister chromatids (which happens later and affects chromosome number, not independent assortment).