These are the topics I plan to cover in the Genetics 1 section of my website. This list is not definite and will likely change. It is more of a guide to keep me on track.
Introduction to Genetics
- Genetic Diversity
- Evolution
- Model Genetic Organisms
- History of Genetics
- Fundamental Genetics Concepts
- DNA
Chromosomes and Cellular Reproduction
- Prokaryotic Cell Reproduction
- Eukaryotic Cell Reproduction
- Mitosis
- The Cell Cycle
- Meiosis
- Genetic Variation
Basic Principles of Heredity
- Gregor Mendel
- Genetic Terminology
- Dominance
- Alleles
- Predicting Genetic Crosses
- Genetic Symbols
- Independent Assortment
Sex determination and Sex-linked Characteristics
- Chromosomes
- Types of Sex Determination
- X-linked Characteristics
- Nondisjunction
- Z-linked Characteristics
- Y-linked Characteristics
- Lyon Hypothesis
Extensions and Modifications of Basic Principles
- Types of Dominance
- Penetrance and Expressivity
- Lethal Alleles
- Multiple Alleles
- Cytoplasmic Inheritance
- Genetic Maternal Effect
- Genomic Imprinting
- Environmental Effects on the Phenotype
Pedigree Analysis, Applications, and Genetic Testing
- Pedigrees
- Autosomal Recessive Traits
- Autosomal Dominant Traits
- X-Linked Reccesive Traits
- X-linked Dominant Traits
- Y-linked Traits
- Types of Twins
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Testing
- Interpreting Genetic Tests
- At Home Genetic Testing
- Ethical Issues with Genetic Testing
Linkage, Recombination, and Eukaryotic Gene Mapping
- Linked Genes
- Coupling and Repulsion
- Mapping Human Genes
- Mapping with Molecular Markers
- Somatic Cells
Chromosome Variation
- Types of Chromosome Mutations
- Duplications
- Deletions
- Inversions
- Translocations
- Fragile Sites
- Copy/Number Variations
- Aneuploidy
- Mosaicism
- Autopolyploidy
- Allopolyploidy
Bacterial and Viral Genetic Systems
- Bacterial Diversity
- The Bacterial Genome
- Plasmids
- Conjugation
- Gene Transfer and Antibiotic Resistance
- Transformation in Bacteria
- Horizontal Gene Transfer
- Bacteriophages
- Transduction
- RNA Viruses
- HIV and AIDS
- Influenza
DNA: The Chemical Nature of the Gene
- Watson and Crick
- Rosalind Franklin
- DNA Structure
- RNA Structure
Chromosome Structure and Organelle DNA
- Supercoiling
- Bacterial Chromosomes
- Eukaryotic Chromosomes
- Centromeres
- Telomeres
- Denaturation and Renaturation of DNA
- Types of DNA sequences
- Mitochondria and Chloroplast Structure
- Endosymbiotic Theory
- Mitochondrial DNA - Chloroplast DNA
DNA Replication and Recombination
- Meselson and Stahl's Experiment
- DNA Replication
- Bacterial Replication
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