TOPIC GUIDE
Genetics
Use probability and evidence to explain inheritance from crosses to chromosomes.
KEY CONCEPTS
What to know
See the weekly Campbell and free OpenStax readings below.
MASTERY CHECKLIST
You should be able to…
- Solve Mendelian crosses
- Analyze pedigrees
- Solve linkage problems
- Calculate recombination frequency
- Recognize epistasis
- Apply chi-square analysis
WEEKLY STUDY
Reading and practice
WEEK 3 · Oct 19–25
Molecular Biology & Genetics I
DNA structure/replication · transcription · RNA processing · translation · mutations · gene regulation · operons · eukaryotic regulation
Campbell Biology, 12th ed. · Ch. 16–18
FREE ALTERNATIVE · OpenStax Biology 2e
Choose one reading source for the week.
Practice: Trace DNA to protein and predict mutation effects.
WEEK 4 · Oct 26–Nov 1
Genetics II: Mendelian → Advanced Genetics
Mendelian genetics · pedigrees · probability · linkage · recombination · sex linkage · chromosomal inheritance · meiosis
Campbell Biology, 12th ed. · Ch. 13–15
FREE ALTERNATIVE · OpenStax Biology 2e
- Ch. 11 — Meiosis & Sexual Reproduction
- Ch. 12 — Mendel’s Experiments & Heredity
- Ch. 13 — Modern Understandings of Inheritance
Choose one reading source for the week.
Practice: Solve crosses, pedigrees, and linkage problems; review misses.
MATERIALS
Learn, practice, check
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