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Genetics – Lesson Outline & Worksheets
Topics Modules Quizzes/Worksheets DescriptionIntroduction to GeneticsGenetics - Definition:... Read More
Molecular genetics
Definition noun A branch of genetics that deal with the structure and function of genes at a molecular... Read More
Mendelian Genetics
Definition noun (genetics) A set of theories that attempts to explain inheritance and biological diversity according to... Read More
Cytogenetics
Definition noun The branch of genetics that is concerned primarily in cellular components, especially chromosomes, in... Read More
Biochemical Genetics
Definition noun A branch of genetics at a biochemical level and in which the relationship of genes and their control over... Read More
The Gene Pool and Population Genetics
Reviewed by: Mary Anne Clark, Ph.D.The previous tutorial is about adaptive radiation. Adaptive radiation is... Read More
Insertion (genetics)
In genetics, insertion refers to the type of mutation characterized by the insertion of one or few nucleotide base pairs to... Read More
Mendel’s Law & Mendelian Genetics
Reviewed by: Mary Anne Clark, Ph.D.The previous tutorial, Dominance, has described Gregor Mendel’s law of... Read More
Genetics and Evolution
Tutorials in Genetics and Evolution immerse on the molecular aspects and the works of nature that led to what every living... Read More
Phylogenetics
Phylogenetics Definition Phylogenetics is the scientific study of phylogeny. It studies evolutionary relationships among... Read More
Law of Segregation
Mendel’s Laws of Inheritance The father of genetics, Gregor Mendel, reported his findings in 1860 that initially were... Read More
Population genetics
Population genetics (Science: epidemiology, genetics) The study of genetic influences on the components of cause and effect... Read More
Modern genetics
modern genetics That body of method and analysis that perceives genetics as the study of the economy of nucleic acids and... Read More
Y chromosome
Y chromosome Definition The Y chromosome constitutes one member of the pair of sex chromosomes within an organism, a common... Read More
Complete dominance
Complete Dominance Definition Genetics is the study of how traits are inherited by organisms and in what ways these... Read More
Meiosis – The Genetics of Reproduction
The genetic information found in DNA is essential in creating all the characteristics of an organism. This remains the case... Read More
Population
Living organisms typically prefer to live, grow, and survive in groups. Except for some species that prefer solitude - both... Read More
Sex-linked trait
Definition of Sex-Linked Traits A sex-linked trait is an observable characteristic of an organism that is influenced by the... Read More
Codominance
Codominance Definition Codominance is a form of inheritance wherein the alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote are fully... Read More
Family traits
When one thinks of family, they often think of persons who are blood-related to each other as parents to their children and... Read More
Inbreeding
Inbreeding is a type of breeding or mating where closely related individuals with a common ancestor produce progenies with... Read More
Polygenic inheritance
Polygenic inheritance refers to the kind of inheritance in which the trait is produced from the cumulative effects of many... Read More
Probability
Probability DefinitionHow do you define probability? In science, probability is a measurement tool that calculates the... Read More
Branches of biology
What is a Branch of Biology? A branch of biology is a specialized field or a sub-discipline in a much broader field of... Read More
Inherited traits
What are Inherited Traits? The characteristics or traits that are passed from parents to offspring are known as inherited... Read More
Gregor Mendel
Definition noun Augustinian monk and botanist who formulated the laws of heredity based on his careful breeding... Read More
Incomplete dominance
Incomplete Dominance Definition After Gregor Mendel discovered inheritance laws, the term ''incomplete dominance'' was... Read More
Genetic diversity
Genetic Diversity Definition Each species is composed of individuals with their own set of genes. A gene is the inheritance... Read More
