Genetics
(www.biologyreference.com)
Hyperlinks in purple are my lecture
notes (MS Word) and slides (ppt) used in class.
Hyperlinks in green are handouts from class or assignments, usually in Word or Excel.
Hyperlinks in blue are to external websites.
Why do I need Genetics? Read these web articles:
Using DNA to Stop Elephant Poachers
Capturing a Grizzly? In the Age of DNA, a Few Hairs May Do
San Diego Zoo Conservation & Research for Endangered Species Genetics Program
DNA Test Set for Fish Caught in Potomac (Snakeheads)
Lecture Notes
Unit 1: How are "traits" passed on? (Transmission Genetics)
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3. Basic Mendelian Inheritance Guide for solving genetics word problems Chi-Square Probabilities Table |
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Unit 2: How does a gene result in a "trait"? (Molecular Genetics)
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10. Gene Expression- Protein Synthesis Protein Synthesis Interpretive Dance 11. Gene Expression - Regulation Origins of Form - gene regulation and body forms |
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Unit 3: How is genetics used to study organisms & populations? (Population Genetics)
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Go to CAMS for an article about using DNA technologies for species identification Go to CAMS for two articles. One on estimating bear population sizes and one on gene flow in turtles. Go to CAMS for two articles. One on mammal phylogeny and one on fish phylogeny from Ethiopia. Go to CAMS for an article on crop breeding involving quantitative traits. |
Thou shalt not commit a genetic
experiment
from: Metro.co.uk
The Roman Catholic church updated its list of mortal sins yesterday to include 21st century issues such as pollution and genetic experimentation.
The new list was announced after a week-long confession refresher course for priests. Traditionally, mortal sins are those which break the Ten Commandments and include murder and adultery.
According to the Catholic faith, they must be confessed to a priest and if not absolved or forgiven, will lead to a person's soul being condemned to hell.
But now genetic experimentation, tampering with the order of nature, pollution, social injustice, causing poverty, excessive wealth and drug abuse have been added.
Bishop Gianfranco Girotti is in charge of the Apostolic Penitentiary, the Vatican department which runs the confession refresher course.
He said: 'Today there are various new sins which concern the rights of the individual and society and above all these are in the field of bioethics.
'Within this, there are several fundamental violations of nature taking place – experiments, genetic manipulation, which are very difficult to control.
'Socially there is the field of drugs which weaken both intelligence and physically, leaving many youngsters outside the church circuit.
'Then elsewhere socially, we have inequality of wealth with the poor getting poorer and the rich getting richer, this in turns feeds an ever growing social injustice,' he added.