University:
University of the People
Course:
BIOL 1121 | Biology for Health
Academic year:

2023
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Author:

Maci Barber

Biology Unit 6 Study Guide Directions Use this study guide to help guide you while do the assigned reading and learning activities in the unit. You should be able to answer all the questions once you have completed the module. You do not have to submit this document. 1. Describe the basic process of meiosis, outlining the major cellular events involved 2. Explain the role and significance of meiosis in providing genetic variation during sexual reproduction, and the evolutionary advantages therein 3. Differentiate between mitosis and meiosis in terms of both steps involved and outcomes 4. Outline the main characteristics of the three main life-cycle types in multicellular organisms 5. Describe the nature and significance of Mendel’s experiments in our current understanding of heredity 6. Explain how laws of inheritance determine the inheritance of genetic characteristics and traits 7. Distinguish between genotypes and phenotypes within recessive and dominant trait systems 8. Extend patterns of inheritance explanation beyond Mendel to identify other patterns like codominance, incomplete dominance etc. 9. Use the laws of inheritance to explain linkage, genotype recombination, epistasis etc. and relate them to their respective phenotypic outcomes 10. Describe chromosomal theory and how it relates to inherited genetic disorders 11. Distinguish between the different types of chromosomal disorders 12. Give examples of some consequences of disorders in chromosomal behavior

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