BIOLOGY 10
GENETICS
12 SEP 00
MEETING 3
GOOD MORNING!! On this date in 1814 the British bombarded Fort McHenry in Baltimore. Francis Scott Key, who witnessed this, was inspired to write a poem, "The Star Spangled Banner", which went on to become the official anthem of the USA….. A little history for you budding geneticists J
We will start discussing material in Chapter 4 next (Thursday)
REMINDER: LABS MEET TODAY AND TOMORROW (REMEMBER, TUESDAY LAB WILL NOT MEET EVERY TUESDAY)
MENDEL’S PRINCIPLES…CONTINUED
SEGREGATION
Backcross and Testcross
INDEPENDENT ASSORTMENT
Forked Line Method
Punnett Square
Trihybrid Cross
PROBABILITY: A KEY ELEMENT OF MENDELISM
PROBABILITY IN THE DESIGN OF MENDEL'S EXPERIMENTS
Were his results too good to be true?
PROBABILITY IN RISK ASSESSMENT
Empiric Risks: Spina bifida and breast cancer (Complex Traits)
Mendelian Risks: Cystic Fibrosis (AR); Oculocutaneous albinism (AR)
Modified Genetic Risks: Bayesian Analysis