Part 2: Inheritance of Traits | Genetics Book 1: Principles of Genetics and Plant Breeding

Part 2 of this book is about inheritance of traits in plants and assists in learning how to explain the phenotypes in plants from one generation to the next.

The Inheritance of Variation

An introduction to genetic inheritance, including the principles of segregation and dominance.

This lesson was designed for individuals who have some knowledge of science but do not have formal training in genetics. However, cytoplasmic inheritance is not as well known as nuclear genetics so this material may be interesting to the professional who wants to know more about this esoteric subject.

Linkage - Part 1 - Biology and Mathematics of Linked Genes

You’ll learn to calculate basic map distances from dihybrid (two trait) data and combine map distances from multiple dihybrid crosses to make a linkage map.

Linkage - Part 2

Learn to make predictions about inheritance using map unit distances and genetic markers, assemble maps from multiple-point linkage data, define the relationship between linkage maps, linkage groups and genome maps, and describe how DNA or molecular markers are observed and used in gene mapping.

Quantitative Traits

Examines quantitative versus qualitative traits, looking at the use of phenotypes in determining quantitative control of heritability.