4th year — Sciences Expérimentales

Genetics

Heredity, from chromosome to trait.

9 modules
45 min

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Start: Meiosis and the two shufflings

ReadLessonIntroMeiosis and the two shufflings
Two divisions, one replication — and the two mechanisms that make every gamete unique.
6 min
ReadLessonCoreMendelian transmission
The vocabulary that makes a genetics problem solvable, and the two crosses every exam is built on.
6 min
ReadLessonCoreHuman heredity and pedigrees
How to prove a mode of transmission from a family tree, and the arguments that actually count.
6 min
ReadLessonAdvancedMutations and chromosomal anomalies
What changes in the DNA, what changes in the karyotype, and the difference in consequences.
5 min
Memo cardsQuizIntroGenetics: memo cards
The whole of genetics as a deck: prompt on the front, answer on the back.
4 min
Multiple choiceQuizCoreGenetics: meiosis and Mendel
Shuffling, gametes, dominance and the classical crosses.
5 min
Match pairsQuizCoreMatch the genetic vocabulary
Pair each term with its exact definition.
4 min
Multiple choiceQuizAdvancedGenetics: harder cases
Pedigrees, sex linkage, chromosomal anomalies and types of mutation.
4 min
Put in orderQuizAdvancedOrder the genetic sequences
Rebuild the phases of meiosis and the path from gene to protein.
5 min