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Principles of Genetics

a self-learning course
by Dr Jamie Love Creative Commons Licence 2002 - 2010

Welcome to your Genetics courses.
Please read the syllabus first so you will understand the course structure and have the instructions you need to help you get the most out of your courses.

Part One
Cytogenetics
Part Two
Mendelian Genetics
Part Three
Advanced Genetics
Part Four
Molecular Genetics
Part Five
Medical Genetics (Notes)

Part One - Cytogenetics

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Student's
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Lessons (Lectures),
Workshops or Exams
Teacher's
(filled in)
Self Assessment Questions
Lesson 1
Study Guide
Introduction : Cell Division and Genetics
Completed
Six Questions
Lesson 2
Study Guide
The Cell Cycle : Interphase and Cytokinesis
Completed
Four Questions
Lesson 3
Study Guide
Mitosis
Completed
Six Questions
Lesson 4
Study Guide
Meiosis
Completed
Four Questions
Workshop #1
Worksheet
Mitosis and Meiosis
Completed
Lesson 5
Study Guide
Chromosomes in
Meiosis, Medicine and Evolution
Completed
Seven Questions
Lesson 6
Study Guide
Reproduction, Alternation of Generations and Review
Completed
Six Questions
First Exam
covering lessons 1 to 6 (inclusive) and Workshop #1

Part Two - Mendelian Genetics

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Student's
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Lessons (Lectures),
Workshops or Exams
Teacher's
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Self Assessment Questions
Lesson 7
Study Guide
Introduction to Mendelian Genetics
Completed
Five Questions
Lesson 8
Study Guide
Mendel's First Experiments
and First Law
Completed
Seven Questions
Workshop #2
Part One
Worksheet
Single Locus Genetics
and Monohybrids
Completed
Lesson 9
Study Guide
Mendel's Second Experiments
and Second Law
Completed
Six Questions
Workshop #2
Part Two
Worksheet
Double Loci Genetics
and Dihybrids
Completed
Lesson 10
Study Guide
The Test Cross
Completed
Five Questions
Workshop #2
Part Three
Worksheet
Deductive Genetics and Test Crosses
Completed
Lesson 11
Study Guide
Chi Square
Completed
Five Questions
Workshop #3
Worksheet
Chi Square
Completed
Second Exam
covering lessons 7 to 11 (inclusive) and Workshops #2 and #3

Part Three - Advanced Genetics

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Student's
(with blanks)
Lessons (Lectures),
Workshops or Exams
Teacher's
(filled in)
Self Assessment Questions
Lesson 12
Study Guide
Sex Determination, Chromosomes
and Mosaicism
Completed
Five Questions
Lesson 13
Study Guide
Further Complications about
Sex and Genetics
Completed
Six Questions
Lesson 14
Study Guide
Incomplete Dominance & Codominance,
Pleiotropy and Multialleles
Completed
Four Questions
Lesson 15
Study Guide
Epistasis, Polygenes,
Penetrance, Expressivity
and Cytoplasmic Inheritance
Completed
Eight Questions
Lesson 16
Study Guide
Populations and Hardy-Weinberg
Completed
Four Questions
Workshop #4
Worksheet
Hardy-Weinberg
Completed
Lesson 17
Study Guide
Patterns of Single Gene Inheritance
Completed
Four Questions
Lesson 18
Study Guide
Relatedness and Pedigrees
Completed
Four Questions
Third Exam
covering lessons 12 to 18 (inclusive) and Workshop #4

Part Four - Molecular Genetics

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Student's
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Lessons (Lectures),
Workshops or Exams
Teacher's
(filled in)
Self Assessment Questions
Lesson 19
Study Guide
Identification and Structure of Genomic Information
Completed
Ten Questions
Lesson 20
Study Guide
DNA Replication and the Flow of Genomic Information
  • DNA replication makes more DNA
  • A brief introduction to information flow
  • Transcription makes RNA
  • The different types of RNA
  • Translation makes protein
  • The genetic code
Completed
Thirteen Questions
Lesson 21
Study Guide
Prokaryotic Genetics
  • Prokaryotic chromosomes and plasmids
  • DNA replication in prokaryotes (and all about DNA polymerase)
  • Bacterial sex -
    • conjugation
    • transformation
    • transduction (and all about restriction endonucleases)
Completed
Ten Questions
Lesson 22
Study Guide
Prokaryotic Gene Expression
  • The basics of transcription regulation
  • The lac operon
  • Two other important operons
  • Both transcription AND translation
Completed
Nine Questions
Lesson 23
Study Guide
Eukaryotic Genetics
  • How eukaryotes differ from prokaryotes
  • Repetitive DNA ...
    • that is transcribed
    • that is not transcribed but (some) serve a function
    • that seems to do nothing
    • wrap up and review
  • Eukaryotic viruses
  • DNA replication in eukaryotic chromosomes (and mitochondria)
  • Packing DNA into chromosomes
Completed
Thirteen Questions
Lesson 24
Study Guide
Eukaryotic Gene Expression
  • Eukaryotic RNA polymerases
  • Eukaryotic promoters, enhancers and silencers
  • Types of genes and regulators
  • Regulation by methylation
  • Posttranscriptional
  • Eukaryotic translation
  • Regulation of translation and posttranslational processes
Completed
Nineteen Questions
Fourth Exam
covering lessons 19 to 24 (inclusive)

Part Five - Medical Genetics (Notes)

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Lessons (Notes)
Lesson 25 (Notes 1)
Introduction to Medical Genetics
Lesson 26 (Notes 2)
Chromosomes
Lesson 27 (Notes 3)
The Genome
Lesson 28 (Notes 4)
Molecular Methods in Genetics
Lesson 29 (Notes 5)
Genome Mapping and Linkage
Lesson 30 (Notes 6)
Genetic Variation
Lesson 31 (Notes 7)
Population Genetics
Lesson 32 (Notes 8)
Single-Gene Inheritance
Lesson 33 (Notes 9)
Cytogenetic Abnormalities
Lesson 34 (Notes 10)
Multifactorial Inheritance
Lesson 35 (Notes 11)
The Biochemistry of Genetic Diseases
Lesson 36 (Notes 12)
Hemoglobinopathies
Lesson 37 (Notes 13)
Immunogenetics
Lesson 38 (Notes 14)
Cancer Genetics
Lesson 39 (Notes 15)
Treatment
Lesson 40 (Notes 16)
Counseling and Prenatal Diagnosis
Fifth Exam
covering lessons 25 to 40 (inclusive)


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