WEEK 4 · Oct 26–Nov 1
Meiosis + Mendelian & Advanced Genetics
Focus on mendelian genetics, pedigrees, probability, linkage, recombination, sex linkage, chromosomal inheritance, meiosis. Read before the meeting; bring your hardest questions.
MAJOR CONCEPTS
What to know
Mendelian geneticspedigreesprobabilitylinkagerecombinationsex linkagechromosomal inheritancemeiosis
Practice focus: Solve crosses, pedigrees, and linkage problems; review misses.
READ THIS WEEK
Choose your reading
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
OpenStax covers the week's material if you do not have Campbell. You do not need to read both textbooks.
MATERIALS