1. Unit 3: Genetics 2. What Are Genes? - GENES are segments of DNA that contain the information for an hereditary trait. They are located in the chromosomes - Genes are transmitted…

SUPPLEMENTARY ONLINE MATERIALS SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION A Haplotype Map of the Human Genome The International HapMap Consortium Figures and tables are numbered consecutively…

Slide 1 Unit 5 – Genetics Other forms of inheritance Not all traits are simply dominant or recessive, with only 2 possible alleles. Slide 2 Incomplete Dominance = BLENDING…

Heredity Chapter 10 Patterns of Inheritance Observations? 10.1 Curiosity about Inheritance The “Blending” Hypothesis Early 1800s thought… If you mix red + yellow =…

Application of Molecular Technologies in Beef Production Dan W. Moser, Ph.D Department of Animal Sciences and Industry Kansas State University, Manhattan Molecular Technologies…

Gene Characteristics Relations between genes Relationships between Genes I. Between Alleles Dominance – recessiveness Co-dominance Lethal and semi-lethal genes Poly-allelism…

Mendelian Genetics Genotypes & Phenotypes Capital letters used for dominant allele lowercase of the same letter used for recessive ex. round seeds are dominant over wrinkled.…