The power of multimedia as a teaching tool becomes apparent in Investigating Heredity as this program studies
heredity, the passing of traits from parents to offspring. An overview of Mendel's famous pea plant experiments are graphically displayed, and fundamental heredity concepts are
introduced. Special effects and animations are used to show the experiments performed by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Drosophila melanogaster (fruit flies). Finally, the program provides a
thorough examination of various human genetic disorders. This program captures the excitement of studying heredity while providing a comprehensive review.
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Program Outline
I. Introduction
A. Gregor Mendel/Principles (Laws) of Heredity 1. Mendel's Law of Dominance 2. Mendel's Law of Segregation
3. Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment B. Modern Genetic Terms (genes and alleles) C. The Punnett Square
II. Chromosomal Inheritance
A. Walter Sutton and the Chromosome Theory of Inheritance B. Applying the CTI to Mendel's Experiment with Pea Plant Seed Color
C. The Studies of Thomas Morgan 1. Drosophila Melanogaster
a. Karyotype b. Sex Chromosomes and Sex Determination 2. Eye-Color Studies and the Discovery of Sex-Linked Traits Using Drosophila a. Sex-Linked Trait 3. Gene Linkage a. Linked Genes b. A Study of Linked Genes in Drosophila 4. Genetic Crossing Over
III. Patterns of Heredity A. Multiple Gene Inheritance B. Incomplete Dominance C. Codominance
The power of multimedia as a teaching tool becomes apparent in Investigating Heredity as this program studies
heredity, the passing of traits from parents to offspring. An overview of Mendel's famous pea plant experiments are graphically displayed, and fundamental heredity concepts are
introduced. Special effects and animations are used to show the experiments performed by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Drosophila melanogaster (fruit flies). Finally, the program provides a
thorough examination of various human genetic disorders. This program captures the excitement of studying heredity while providing a comprehensive review.
