ABI OMICSS Guide 2021
  • Welcome
  • Week 1
    • Molecular Biology
      • Introduction to Biology
      • Macromolecules
      • DNA & RNA
      • Cell Division
    • Command-Line
      • Connecting to the Server
      • The Linux Command-Line For Beginners
      • The Bash Terminal
    • R Programming
      • Getting Started
      • The Basics
      • Data Types
    • Week 1 Exam
  • Week 2
    • Molecular Biology
      • DNA Proofreading And Repair
      • Telomeres and Telomerase
      • Genes
      • The One Gene, One Enzyme Hypothesis
      • Transcription
      • Translation
    • R Programming
      • Data Types (continuation)
      • Reading Data
      • Subsetting
      • Control Structures
      • Functions
      • Scoping Rules
    • Week 2 Exam
  • Week 3
    • Molecular Biology
      • tRNA and Ribosomes
      • Stages of Translation & Protein Targeting
      • Heredity
      • Probabilities In Genetics
    • R Programming
      • Loop Functions
      • Base Graphics
    • Statistics and R
      • The Basics
    • Week 3 Exam
  • Week 4
    • Molecular Biology
      • Interesting Cases of Genes
      • The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
      • Variation in Species
      • Phenotype plasticity
    • R Programming
      • Practice 2
      • Practice 3
    • Statistics and R
      • Random Variables and Probability Distributions
      • Central Limit Theorem
    • Week 4 Exam
  • Week 5
    • Statistics and R
      • Confidence Interval
      • Introduction to Inference
      • t-distribution and Comparing Means
      • Linear Models
    • Experimental Techniques
      • Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
      • Gel Electrophoresis
      • Sanger Sequencing
      • NGS Sequencing
    • Week 5 Exam
  • Week 6
    • Statistics and R
      • Power
      • ANOVA
      • Covariance and Correlation
    • NGS
      • Basic Unix Commands
      • Sequences and Genomic Features
      • FastQC
      • Practice Exercises
    • Week 6 Exam
  • Week 7
    • Statistics and R
      • Monte Carlo Simulation
      • Exploratory Data Analysis
      • Linear Regression
    • NGS
      • BEDtools
      • Alignment and Sequence Variation
      • Integrated Genomics Viewer
    • Week 7 Exam
  • Week 8
    • NGS
      • Variant Calling With GATK
      • Practice 1
    • Week 8 Exam
  • Module Syllabi
  • Additional Resources
  • Conclusion
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Heredity refers to the passing of genetic factors from parents to offspring or from one generation to the next. Gregor Mendel, an Austrian monk, is considered to be the father of genetics. Genetics is the science that studies patterns and mechanisms of heredity and Mendel laid the foundations of this field with his seminal work on garden pea plants.

Introduction to Heredity

To start exploring heredity, watch the video below.

Punnett Squares

Punnett squares are used to calculate probabilities of different phenotypes. Learn more about them, including how to use them to perform calculations, by watching the video below.

Mendel and His Peas

The Law of Segregation

The Law of Independent Assortment

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As mentioned, Gregor Mendel is considered to be the father of genetics. To learn about his work and the experiments he conducted that eventually led to his discoveries, read , and return here afterward.

Mendel's experiments led to the formulation of the law of segregation, whereby when an organism makes gametes, each gamete receives just one gene copy, which is selected randomly. Read about the law of segregation, and return here afterward.

Mendel also found out that different genes are inherited independently of one another, following what's called the law of independent assortment. Read explaining the law, and return here afterward.

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