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Patterns of Inheritance

Patterns of Inheritance

Instructor: Pearson

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1 module

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

3 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Explain the fundamental principles of Mendelian and non-Mendelian patterns of inheritance.
Analyze pedigree charts and karyotype data to infer genotypes and predict genetic outcomes.

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Discover how sexual reproduction creates the diversity of life by exploring the random assortment of chromosomes that occurs in every sex cell. This course demonstrates how understanding this process allows us to predict the traits of offspring and analyze our own genetic heritage through pedigree analysis. By the end of this course, you will be able to apply the principles of inheritance to trace genetic traits through a family lineage.

In this course, we’ll see how sexual reproduction creates the diversity of life we see. We’ll see how each sex cell produced, a gamete, represents a random assortment of the chromosomes of the original cell. Understanding this allows us to predict the offspring of another random process, fertilization. And this will lead us to understand our own genetic heritage through the use of pedigree analysis.

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1 video2 assignments5 app items4 plugins

1 videoTotal 3 minutes

Mendelian Inheritance3 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Graded Quiz30 minutes
Practice Quiz30 minutes

5 app itemsTotal 90 minutes

Reading: Mendel and Inheritance pp. 269-27515 minutes
Reading: Probability and Inheritance pp. 276-28315 minutes
Reading: Inherited Human Traits pp. 284-29015 minutes
Reading: Chromosomal Inheritance pp. 294-31135 minutes
Reading: Chromosomal Inheritance pp. 256-25910 minutes

4 pluginsTotal 20 minutes

Interactive: Test Cross5 minutes
Interactive: Genetics Definitions5 minutes
Interactive: Beyond Mendel Definitions5 minutes
Interactive: Sex-linked Inherited Disorders5 minutes

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Pearson

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