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BIOL 3011: Genetics (Gotesman): Unit 2: Mendelian Heredity

Genetics: BIOL 3011

Topic for Unit 2: Mendelian Heredity

Lecture 3: DNA Variability: Independent Assortment, Crossing over, Mutations, Mendel’s Work, Punnett Square, dihybrid crosses

Lecture 4: Review of dihybrid cross, trihybrid cross (branched method – videos), Chi-square

At the end of this unit you should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate understanding of basic Mendelian principles.
  2. Demonstrate knowledge of definitions of commonly used genetic terms.
  3. Demonstrate understand and use of the basic principles of probability.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge of the use of probability in genetic analysis and the use of probability to compute genetic ratios.
  5. Demonstrate ability to use the Punnett square and the branching methods of computing
  6. Genotypic and phenotypic ratios.
  7. Know the principle of the Chi square test and be able to use it to test data.

Readings: Mendel's Work & Mono & Dihybrid Crosses (Unit 2)

External Links - read chapters online (internet connection required)

PDFs: for viewing content offline and printing.
EPUB: Electronic book format file, for viewing on mobile devices.

Attribution:
OpenStax, Mendel’s Experiments and the Laws of Probability. OpenStax CNX. Jun 13, 2017 http://cnx.org/contents/c785a8d1-04ca-47ff-af0b-8de66795436a@9.

External Links - read chapters online (internet connection required)

PDFs: for viewing content offline and printing.

Attribution:

Seto, Jeremy. “Genetics.” Biology OER, OpenLab New York City College of Technology (NYCCT), https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/bio-oer/genetics/

Readings: Trihybrid Crosses and Forked-line Method (Unit 2)

External Links - read chapters online (internet connection required)

PDFs: for viewing content offline and printing.
EPUB: Electronic book format file, for viewing on mobile devices.

Attribution: Jeffrey Mahr, Mendelian Genetics - Laws of Inheritance (GPC). OpenStax CNX. Mar 11, 2014 http://cnx.org/contents/06c29b12-3abf-454c-92b9-d75f1d7a7664@1/#fs-id2229159

Readings: Chi Square Statistics (Unit 2)

Videos: Mendelian Genetics (Unit 2)


Attribution:
[Useful Genetics] (2014, Jan. 28) Module 7: Genetic Analysis overview [Video File]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/oor1eloe5hA

Attribution:
[Useful Genetics] (2014, Jan. 22) Lecture 3H - How genes are named [Video File]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/lxacLlCBH9o

Attribution:
[Useful Genetics] (2014, Jan. 28) Lecture 7D - Mendel's genetic analysis [Video File]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/JSh_KeAHRvg

Attribution:
[Useful Genetics] (2014, Jan. 28) Lecture 7C - How to do genetic analysis [Video File.] Retrieved from https://youtu.be/mS637Rn1tKM

Videos: Branching Method (Unit 2)


Attribution:
[ThePenguinProf] (2012, Aug. 25) Solving Genetics Problems [Video File]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/Qcmdb25Rnyo

Attribution:
[Bozeman Science] (2011, Dec. 13) A Beginner's Guide to Punnett Squares [Video File]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/Y1PCwxUDTl8

Attribution:
[CrashCourse] (2012, Mar. 26) Heredity: Crash Course Biology #9 [Video File.] Retrieved from https://youtu.be/CBezq1fFUEA


Attribution:
[Bozeman Science] (2011, Dec. 13) Probability in Genetics: Multiplication and Addition Rules [Video File]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/y4Ne9DXk_Jc

Attribution:
[Todd Nickle] (2013, Sept. 22) Mendelian Problem Branch Diagram (Part 1: phenotype) [Video File]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/7gJsS7Lu8wc

Attribution:
[DNAunion] (2010, Jan. 30) Genetics: Trihybrid Cross: The Forked Line Method [Video File.] Retrieved from https://youtu.be/nBTX2h2GYYw

Videos: Chi Square


Attribution:
[Bozeman Science] (2011, Nov. 13) Chi-squared Test [Video File]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/WXPBoFDqNVk

Attribution:
[Useful Genetics] (2014, Jan. 28) Lecture 7I - Genetic analysis: numbers matter [Video File]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/nlY8P_U8elY

Attribution:
[statslectures] (2010, Oct.3) Chi-Square Test for Goodness of Fit [Video File]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/b3o_hjWKgQw

Attribution:
[statslectures] (2010, Oct.3) Chi-Square Test for Independence [Video File]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/LE3AIyY_cn8

Attribution:
[Useful Genetics] (2015, Aug. 10) 8M - Using a statistical test [Video File]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/xckwyLEWAUg

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