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Genetics lessons

12 sections · 88 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
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Genetics

Practice 88 skills across this outline.

Recommended next
Parental & Recombinant Classes
Linkage, Recombination & Gene Mapping · Linkage Concepts
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
24 categories
Foundations of Genetics
8%
Linkage, Recombination & Gene Mapping · Gene Mapping
5%
Gene Expression · Translation and the Genetic Code
5%
Molecular Genetics Techniques & Genomics · Genomics and Variation
5%
DNA Replication, Repair & Mutation · Mutation and DNA Repair
5%
Population Genetics & Evolutionary Genetics · Evolutionary Forces
5%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of genetics — drill into a card to work its skills.

Linkage, Recombination & Gene Mapping · Linkage Concepts

3 core skills4% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Parental & Recombinant ClassesRecommended
Long-form
2
Linked vs. Unlinked GenesAvailable
Long-form
3
Genetic Linkage & RecombinationAvailable
Long-form

Linkage, Recombination & Gene Mapping · Gene Mapping

4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Three-Point Gene MapsAvailable
Long-form
2
Interference & Coefficient of CoincidenceAvailable
Long-form
3
Two-Point Gene MapsAvailable
Long-form
4
Map Distance CalculationsAvailable
Long-form

Gene Expression · Transcription and RNA Processing

3 core skills4% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Transcription StagesAvailable
Long-form
2
mRNA ProcessingAvailable
Long-form
3
Alternative Splicing & IsoformsAvailable
Long-form

Gene Expression · Translation and the Genetic Code

4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Mutations & TranslationAvailable
Long-form
2
Using the Genetic CodeAvailable
Long-form
3
tRNA & Reading FrameAvailable
Long-form
4
Translation StagesAvailable
Long-form

Molecular Genetics Techniques & Genomics · Genomics and Variation

4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Gene Expression MeasurementAvailable
Long-form
2
Linkage DisequilibriumAvailable
Long-form
3
SNPs & Genetic VariationAvailable
Long-form
4
GWAS (Genome-Wide Association Studies)Available
Long-form

Molecular Genetics Techniques & Genomics · Core Laboratory Techniques

5 core skills4% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
CRISPR & Genome EditingAvailable
Long-form
2
DNA SequencingAvailable
Long-form
3
DNA Cloning & PlasmidsAvailable
Long-form
4
PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)Available
Long-form
5
Gel ElectrophoresisAvailable
Long-form

Mendelian Genetics · Monohybrid and Dihybrid Crosses

4 core skills3% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Dihybrid CrossesAvailable
Long-form
2
Test CrossesAvailable
Long-form
3
Monohybrid CrossesAvailable
Long-form
4
Binomial Theorem for OffspringAvailable
Long-form

Mendelian Genetics · Extensions of Mendelian Inheritance

5 core skills4% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Incomplete Dominance & CodominanceAvailable
Long-form
2
Epistasis & Gene InteractionsAvailable
Long-form
3
Multiple Alleles & Blood TypesAvailable
Long-form
4
Penetrance & ExpressivityAvailable
Long-form
5
Pleiotropy & Polygenic InheritanceAvailable
Long-form

Mendelian Genetics · Sex-Linked and Cytoplasmic Inheritance

3 core skills1% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
X-Linked InheritanceAvailable
Long-form
2
Y-Linked InheritanceAvailable
Long-form
3
Mitochondrial InheritanceAvailable
Long-form

DNA Replication, Repair & Mutation · DNA Replication

3 core skills4% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Replication Fidelity & ProofreadingAvailable
Long-form
2
Leading vs. Lagging Strand SynthesisAvailable
Long-form
3
DNA ReplicationAvailable
Long-form

DNA Replication, Repair & Mutation · Mutation and DNA Repair

4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Mutation Effects on ProteinsAvailable
Long-form
2
Mutation TypesAvailable
Long-form
3
Mutagens & MechanismsAvailable
Long-form
4
DNA Repair PathwaysAvailable
Long-form

Population Genetics & Evolutionary Genetics · Hardy–Weinberg and Allele Frequencies

3 core skills3% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Hardy-Weinberg & Evolutionary ChangeAvailable
Long-form
2
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium ConditionsAvailable
Long-form
3
Allele & Genotype FrequenciesAvailable
Long-form

Population Genetics & Evolutionary Genetics · Evolutionary Forces

3 core skills5% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Founder & Bottleneck EffectsAvailable
Long-form
2
Types of Natural SelectionAvailable
Long-form
3
Evolutionary Forces on Allele FrequenciesAvailable
Long-form

Foundations of Genetics

4 core skills8% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Using Genetic TerminologyAvailable
Long-form
2
Meiosis & Genetic VariationAvailable
Long-form
3
Genetic TerminologyAvailable
Long-form
4
Mendelian vs. Non-Mendelian InheritanceAvailable
Long-form

Data Interpretation & Experimental Design · Experimental Design

3 core skills4% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Designing Genetic CrossesAvailable
Long-form
2
Correlation vs. CausationAvailable
Long-form
3
Experimental Controls & ReplicatesAvailable
Long-form

Data Interpretation & Experimental Design · Analyzing Genetic Data

4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Chi-Square Tests for Mendelian RatiosAvailable
Long-form
2
Interpreting Gene Expression DataAvailable
Long-form
3
Interpreting Recombination DataAvailable
Long-form
4
Interpreting Sequencing DataAvailable
Long-form

Chromosomes, Meiosis & Cytogenetics · Meiosis and Variation

3 core skills3% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Meiosis Errors & DisordersAvailable
Long-form
2
Crossing Over & Independent AssortmentAvailable
Long-form
3
Gamete Outcomes from MeiosisAvailable
Long-form

Chromosomes, Meiosis & Cytogenetics · Chromosome Structure and Karyotypes

4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Chromosome StructureAvailable
Long-form
2
NondisjunctionAvailable
Long-form
3
Karyotypes & AneuploidiesAvailable
Long-form
4
Chromosomal RearrangementsAvailable
Long-form

Human and Medical Genetics (Intro) · Genetic Disorders and Screening

4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Test Performance in ScreeningAvailable
Long-form
2
Monogenic vs. Multifactorial TraitsAvailable
Long-form
3
Carrier Screening & CounselingAvailable
Long-form
4
Autosomal Dominant vs. RecessiveAvailable
Long-form

Human and Medical Genetics (Intro) · Cancer Genetics (Intro)

3 core skills4% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Oncogenes & Tumor SuppressorsAvailable
Long-form
2
Somatic vs. Germline MutationsAvailable
Long-form
3
Two-Hit HypothesisAvailable
Long-form

Gene Regulation · Eukaryotic Gene Regulation

4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Post-Transcriptional RegulationAvailable
Long-form
2
Post-Translational RegulationAvailable
Long-form
3
Transcription Factors & Regulatory ElementsAvailable
Long-form
4
Chromatin & Epigenetic RegulationAvailable
Long-form

Gene Regulation · Prokaryotic Gene Regulation

3 core skills4% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Repressible vs. Inducible RegulationAvailable
Long-form
2
Operon LogicAvailable
Long-form
3
Transcription Factors & ExpressionAvailable
Long-form

Probability, Pedigrees & Problem Solving · Pedigree Analysis

4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Recurrence Risk from PedigreesAvailable
Long-form
2
Mode of Inheritance from PedigreesAvailable
Long-form
3
Identifying Carriers in PedigreesAvailable
Long-form
4
Inferring Genotypes from PedigreesAvailable
Long-form

Probability, Pedigrees & Problem Solving · Probability Tools in Genetics

4 core skills4% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Interpreting Risk CalculationsAvailable
Long-form
2
Multiplication & Addition RulesAvailable
Long-form
3
Conditional ProbabilitiesAvailable
Long-form
4
Bayes' Theorem in GeneticsAvailable
Long-form