𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀)
Master Segun's Class. In today’s class, we will be talking about the biology of heredity (genetics). Enjoy the class! 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀) CONTENT 1. Definitions of genetic terms 2. Hereditary variation and causes of variation 3. Transmittable/transmissible characters 4. How characters get transmitted 5. Mendel’s work in genetics Definitions of Genetic Terms 1. Genetics is the scientific study of heredity and variation in all living things. The word genetics was coined by Dilliam Bateson (1906). 2. Hereditary/Inheritance is the transmission and expression of characters or traits from parents to offspring. It accounts for the usual resemblance between a parent and its offspring. 3. Variation is the differences which exist between parents and offspring and among the offspring. 4. Genes are hereditary or basic units of inheritance located in chromosomes and responsible for the transmission of characters from parents to offspring. The hereditary units