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Mendelian Genetics & Heredity Lecture Materials

These are the Mendelian Genetics & Heredity Lecture materials of the Virtual Biology Classroom. The resources below are used to supplement an actual college cell biology course.​

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
These lecture learning objectives are a study guide based on the VCBC Mendelian Genetics & Heredity Lecture PowerPoint:
  • Genotypes, phenotypes, alleles, homozygous, heterozygous; know what these terms mean.
  • Know who Mendel was, and be able to explain his contribution to science.
  • Understand what potential genotype underlies a dominant or a recessive phenotype (remember the bent finger examples and the other examples of simple inheritance that we covered in the chart.)
  • Understand Mendel’s Laws of Dominance, Segregation and Independent Assortment.
  • Understand the genetic terms; character, trait, hybridization, true-bred, P generation, F1 and F2 generations.
  • Be able to do a Punnett Square cross for simple traits, as we covered in class.
  • What is incomplete dominance? 
  • What does codominance mean?
  • Explain ABO bloodtypes. What blood type is best to have if you are receiving blood? What is the best blood type to have if you are donating blood? Why?


LECTURE POWERPOINT
Versions of Genetics & Heredity PPT:​

Printing: The best way for students to print out the PowerPoint Show is to download the PDF version. Select Print, and, when the Print screen comes up, go to the Print Handling options. Under Page Scaling, select "Multiple pages per sheet", Under Pages per sheet, select "2". That uses up less paper, placing two slides on each page.

The Mendelian Genetics & Heredity Lecture materials include:
  • list of learning objectives
  • PowerPoint lecture 
  • "class note" articles  
  • practice test & review questions
  • in-class activity worksheet

Human Genetic Traits of Simple Inheritance: Young girl with dimples and chin cleft (both dominant traits), as well as blue eyes (recessive).
Human Genetic Traits of 
Simple Inheritance
Young girl with dimples and chin cleft (both dominant traits), as well as blue eyes (recessive).
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Dominant Genetic Trait of Tongue Rolling
SIMPLE INHERITANCE IN-CLASS ACTIVITY
Word document of a simple inheritance worksheet that the class completes together during the lecture period. This tool helps the students review the main messages of the lecture while allowing the instructor to assess the class' understanding of the material. 


​REQUIRED READINGS
Here is what you need to read, in addition to the PowerPoint, to master this topic. Check Moodle for additional readings.


PRACTICE TEST & REVIEW QUESTIONS
These multiple-choice / matching practice test questions and essay review questions are designed to help you better understand the material from this lecture. 
  • Genetics & Heredity Practice Test Questions (Part I) & (Part 2)


GENETICS & HEREDITY PHOTOS
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