Genetics of Continuous Traits (Feb19)

Module 1 About this course
Unit 1 About this course
Unit 2 Getting started
Module 2 Genetics Nuts and Bolts
Unit 1 CT 2.1 Chromosomes and DNA
Unit 2 CT 2.2 Genes and alleles
Unit 3 CT 2.3 Predicting genotype and phenotype: Punnett Squares
Unit 4 CT 2.4 Genomes and genomics
Module 3 Basics of heredity
Unit 1 CT 3.1 Basics of heredity
Unit 2 CT 3.2 Starting with Mendel
Unit 3 CT 3.3 Mendel's Laws
Unit 4 CT 3.4 Punnett Square Calculator
Unit 5 CT 3.5 Summarizing Mendel
Module 4 Non-Mendelian Inheritance
Unit 1 CT 4.1 Non-Mendelian Inheritance
Unit 2 CT 4.2 Multiple Alleles
Unit 3 CT 4.3 Incomplete dominance and codominance
Unit 4 CT 4.4 Pleiotropy
Unit 5 CT 4.5 Lethal Alleles
Unit 6 CT 4.6 Epistasis
Module 5 Continuous traits
Unit 1 CT 5.1 What is a continuous trait?
Unit 2 CT 5.2 Genetic additivity: single gene
Unit 3 CT 5.3 The Normal Distribution
Unit 4 CT 5.4 Linking Genotype and Phenotype
Unit 5 CT 5.5 Environmental effects
Module 6 Heritability
Unit 1 CT 6.1 What is Heritability?
Unit 2 CT 6.2 Heritability and Variation
Module 7 More on heritability
Unit 1 CT 7.1 Types of genetic variation
Unit 2 CT 7.2 Heritability of polygenic traits
Unit 3 CT 7.3 Using heritability in selection
Unit 4 CT 7.4 Heritability Myths and Misconceptions
Module 8 Coming soon...
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Module 9 Under construction (no students...)
Unit 1 CT x.x Polygenic inheritance - height
Unit 2 CT x.x A simple dihybrid cross
Unit 3 CT x.x Summary of modes of inheritance
Unit 4 CT x.x Why is it a normal distribution?
Unit 5 CT x.x Dominance variation: Overdominance and underdominance