Charles Darwin and Evolutionary Thought

Series 1: History of Genetics and Foundational Principles of Inheritance.

About this course

This lecture is part of ANS 302 Introduction to Animal Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology in the Animal Science department. The course has 34 recorded lectures across 10 series, all free to watch. Read or download the ANS 302 lecture note to study alongside the video.

More lectures in ANS 302

• Charles Darwin and Evolutionary Thought
• Defining Gene and Genotype, Monohybrid Inheritance and the Punnett Square
• Transition from Classical to Modern Genetics
• Chromosomes Structure and Variation
• DNA Structure and Function, RNA and Protein Synthesis.
• The Genetic Code.
• Traits in Animals: Definition and Classification
• Gene Actions: Dominance and Recessiveness
• Principles of Selection in Breeding
• Heritability in Animal Breeding.
• Repeatability of Traits.
• Principles of Animal Selection
• Integrating Heritability, Repeatability and Selection.
• Definition and Scope of Biotechnology
• Definition of Genetic Engineering
• International Guidelines and Conventions
• Emerging Technologies: CRISPR- Cas9