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Principles of Genetics

a self-learning course
by Dr Jamie Love

Welcome to our Genetics course. Here you will find the entire first course (Cytogenetics) and small portions of the other courses. By studying Cytogenetics you will learn the foundations of Genetics and be prepared to study the more advanced courses. The samples of advanced courses will also give you an idea of what to expect.
Please read the syllabus first so you will understand the course structure and learn how to get the most out of our courses. Also, check out my recommended websites. The FAQ answers the most Frequently Asked Questions including "How can I get a FREE sample or buy a complete copy of the course (only $30) for my home computer?".
Scroll down to find hyperlinks to the course materials currently displayed. Lessons without hyperlinks will be posted later.

Part One - Cytogenetics

#	Student's (with blanks)	Lessons (Lectures), Workshops or Exams	Teacher's (filled in)	Self Assessment Questions
Lesson 1	Study Guide	Introduction : Cell Division and Genetics	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Lesson 2	Study Guide	The Cell Cycle : Interphase and Cytokinesis	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4.
Lesson 3	Study Guide	Mitosis	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Lesson 4	Study Guide	Meiosis	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4.
Workshop #1	Worksheet	Mitosis and Meiosis	Completed
Lesson 5	Study Guide	Chromosomes in Meiosis, Medicine and Evolution	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
Lesson 6	Study Guide	Reproduction, Alternation of Generations and Review	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
First Exam		covering lessons 1 to 6 (inclusive) and Workshop #1

Part Two - Mendelian Genetics

#	Student's (with blanks)	Lessons (Lectures), Workshops or Exams	Teacher's (filled in)	Self Assessment Questions
Lesson 7	Study Guide	Introduction to Mendelian Genetics	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Lesson 8	Study Guide	Mendel's First Experiments and First Law	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
Workshop #2 Part One	Worksheet	Single Locus Genetics and Monohybrids	Completed
Lesson 9	Study Guide	Mendel's Second Experiments and Second Law	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Workshop #2 Part Two	Worksheet	Double Loci Genetics and Dihybrids	Completed
Lesson 10	Study Guide	The Test Cross	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Workshop #2 Part Three	Worksheet	Deductive Genetics and Test Crosses	Completed
Lesson 11	Study Guide	Chi Square	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Workshop #3	Worksheet	Chi Square	Completed
Second Exam		covering lessons 7 to 11 (inclusive) and Workshops #2 and #3

Part Three - Advanced Genetics

#	Student's (with blanks)	Lessons (Lectures), Workshops or Exams	Teacher's (filled in)	Self Assessment Questions
Lesson 12	Study Guide	Sex Determination, Chromosomes and Mosaicism	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Lesson 13	Study Guide	Further Complications about Sex and Genetics	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Lesson 14	Study Guide	Incomplete Dominance & Codominance, Pleiotropy and Multialleles	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4.
Lesson 15	Study Guide	Epistasis, Polygenes, Penetrance, Expressivity and Cytoplasmic Inheritance	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Lesson 16	Study Guide	Populations and Hardy-Weinberg	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4.
Workshop #4	Worksheet	Hardy-Weinberg	Completed
Lesson 17	Study Guide	Patterns of Single Gene Inheritance	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4.
Lesson 18	Study Guide	Relatedness and Pedigrees	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4.
Third Exam		covering lessons 12 to 18 (inclusive) and Workshop #4

Part Four - Molecular Genetics

#	Student's (with blanks)	Lessons (Lectures), Workshops or Exams	Teacher's (filled in)	Self Assessment Questions
Lesson 19	Study Guide	Identification and Structure of Genomic Information	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
Lesson 20	Study Guide	DNA Replication and the Flow of Genomic Information	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.
Lesson 21	Study Guide	Prokaryotic Genetics	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
Lesson 22	Study Guide	Prokaryotic Gene Expression	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Lesson 23	Study Guide	Eukaryotic Genetics	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.
Lesson 24	Study Guide	Eukaryotic Gene Expression	Completed	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.
Fourth Exam		covering lessons 19 to 24 (inclusive)

Part Five - Medical Genetics (Notes)

#	Lessons (Notes)
Lesson 25 (Notes 1)	Introduction to Medical Genetics
Lesson 26 (Notes 2)	Chromosomes
Lesson 27 (Notes 3)	The Genome
Lesson 28 (Notes 4)	Molecular Methods in Genetics
Lesson 29 (Notes 5)	Genome Mapping and Linkage
Lesson 30 (Notes 6)	Genetic Variation
Lesson 31 (Notes 7)	Population Genetics
Lesson 32 (Notes 8)	Single-Gene Inheritance
Lesson 33 (Notes 9)	Cytogenetic Abnormalities
Lesson 34 (Notes 10)	Multifactorial Inheritance
Lesson 35 (Notes 11)	The Biochemistry of Genetic Diseases
Lesson 36 (Notes 12)	Hemoglobinopathies
Lesson 37 (Notes 13)	Immunogenetics
Lesson 38 (Notes 14)	Cancer Genetics
Lesson 39 (Notes 15)	Treatment
Lesson 40 (Notes 16)	Counseling and Prenatal Diagnosis
Fifth Exam	covering lessons 25 to 40 (inclusive)

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