The history of genetics

In this topic

• What genetics studies
• The pre-Mendel idea and why it failed
• 1865 to 1909: a science is born
• From the chromosome to the genome

Key terms

• Gene
• Allele
• Dominant character
• Recessive character
• Homozygote
• Heterozygote
• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Hybrid
• Monohybrid cross
• Heredity
• Variation

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