Mendelian Genetics

Mendelian Genetics and beyond: patterns of inheritance.

Campbell chapters 14-16.

Lecture topics:
•    The role of meiosis in sexual life cycles.
•    Origins of genetic variation.
•    Mendel's discoveries – the role of probability
•    Genotype vs. phenotype relationship.

• Mutations can alter phenotypes

•    Pedigree analysis of human disorders.
•    Non-Mendelian genetics 

Labs:

• Gel electrophoresis of normal and sickle cell hemoglobin (analysis of multiple phenotypes)
  
• M&M’s color probability – introduction to chi square analysis
  
• Inheritance of color in corn – Chi square analysis
  
• AP Lab 7 – Genetics of organisms, including statistical analysis section
  

Genetics (ppt file)

Probability (ppt file)

Chi-Square Analysis (ppt file)

Three point linkage (ppt file)

Pedigree analysis (ppt file)

M&M lab (doc file)

Corn lab (doc file)

Chi Square Table (pdf file)

Genetic Identity Article for Blog (docx file)

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