Learn Introductory Genetics with Rahul

About Course

This course provides a foundational understanding of genetics, focusing on the principles of inheritance, gene structure, and genetic variation. It covers key concepts such as Mendelian genetics, DNA structure, gene expression, and modern genetic technologies.

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
✅ Understand the fundamental principles of genetics.
✅ Explain Mendelian laws of inheritance and their applications.
✅ Describe DNA structure, replication, and gene expression.
✅ Analyze genetic variation and its role in evolution.
✅ Apply genetic concepts to real-world agricultural and biological scenarios.

Course Content

Introduction and scope of genetics

History of genetics

Cell division (mitosis, meiosis, and cell cycle)

Life cycles (virus, bacteria, Neurospora, Aspergillus, maize, and man)

Mendel’s laws of segregation and independent assortment

Probability and statistical testing

Gene action and interaction

Sex determination and sex linkage

Linkage and crossing over

Extra-nuclear inheritance – genes in organelles, maternal effect, criteria for extra-nuclear inheritance

Nucleic acids

Mutation – genic, chromosomal and molecular levels

Chromosomal aberrations, euploidy, and aneuploidy

Transposable genetic elements

Gene regulation

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