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BIOL 3011: Genetics (Gotesman): Unit 10: Physical Basis of Chromosomal Inheritance

Genetics: BIOL 3011

Topics for Unit 10: Physical Basis of Chromosomal Inheritance

Lecture 21: Chromosome compaction, PCR, Chromosomal Rearrangement

Lecture 22: Transposable Elements

Readings: DNA Condensation/Compaction (Unit 10)

Chromosomes (external link)
Nature Education. (© 2014). Essentials of Cell Biology Unit 2: How Do Cells Decode Genetic Information into Functional Proteins? Retrieved from https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/chromosomes-14121320

Readings: Chromosomal rearrangement (Unit 10)

What are four types of chromosomal mutations? (external link)
Mirza, Junaid. (2018, Mar. 7). What are four types of chromosomal mutations? Retrieved from https://socratic.org/questions/what-are-four-types-of-chromosomal-mutations

Readings: Transposable elements (Unit 10)

Transposons, or Jumping Genes: Not Junk DNA? (external link)
Pray, L. (2008) Transposons, or jumping genes: Not junk DNA? Nature Education 1(1):32. Retrieved from https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/transposons-or-jumping-genes-not-junk-dna-1211

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