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