Genetics Fundamentals
Ms. Parrott explains basic vocabulary and concepts related to genetics including: DNA, chromosome, gene, allele, wild type, mutant type, dominant, recessive, genotype, phenotype, homozygous, heterozygous, …
Genetics
Genetics 101 (Part 1 of 5): What are genes?
In this video collaboration from Khan Academy and 23andMe, you’ll learn about the basics of cells, chromosomes, and the genes contained in your DNA. Video …
Meiosis
Ms. Parrott teaches about the process of meiosis – the formation of haploid gametes. Video about Genetics from Youtube
Genetics 101 (Part 2 of 5): What are SNPs?
In this video collaboration from Khan Academy and 23andMe, you’ll learn about the variations in human DNA called SNPs, and how they can be used …
Mendelian Genetics
Ms. Parrott explains Mendelian Genetics and the conclusions Mendel came to in his study of pea plants in the 1800s. Video about Genetics from Youtube
Genetics 101 (Part 3 of 5): Where do your genes come from?
In this video collaboration from Khan Academy and 23andMe, you’ll learn how chromosomes and genes are passed down from parent to child. Video about Genetics …
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Punnet Squares
Ms. Parrott teaches how to set up and use Punnet Squares to determine the likelihood that offspring of certain parental crosses will produce offspring with …
Genetics 101 (Part 4 of 5): What are Phenotypes?
In this video collaboration from Khan Academy and 23andMe, you’ll learn how your observable traits, or phenotypes, are the result of interactions between your genes …
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Genetics – Incomplete Dominance
Ms. Parrott teaches about incomplete dominance as a mode of inheritance and walks through an example about four o’clock flower color. Video about Genetics from …
Genetics 101 (Part 5 of 5): Why No Y?
In this video collaboration from Khan Academy and 23andMe, you’ll find out why women don’t have a Y chromosome. Even with no Y, women can …
Genetics – Codominance
Ms. Parrott teaches about codominance as a mode of inheritance using the example of sickle cell anemia. Video about Genetics from Youtube
Human Prehistory 101: Prologue
This award-winning video collaboration from Khan Academy and 23andMe introduces human prehistory starting over 200,000 years ago. Who were our first human ancestors? Where did …
Heterozygote Advantage
Ms. Parrott teaches about the concept of heterozygote advantage using the example of sickle cell anemia. Video about Genetics from Youtube
Human Prehistory 101 (Part 1 of 3): Out of (Eastern) Africa
Second in a series of videos from Khan Academy and 23andMe, this video introduces human prehistory, this video describes how our human ancestors spread throughout …
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Genetics – ABO Blood Types
Ms. Parrott teaches how blood type is inherited using the concepts of codominance and multiple alleles. Video about Genetics from Youtube
Human Prehistory 101 (Part 2 of 3): Weathering The Storm
Third in a series of videos from Khan Academy and 23andMe that introduces human prehistory, this video describes how early humans continued to defy the …
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Genetics – X-Linked Genes
Ms.Parrott teaches about what an X-linked gene is and walks you through how to determine if a gene is X-linked as well as through an …
Human Prehistory 101 (Part 3 of 3): Agriculture Rocks Our World
Fourth in a series of videos from Khan Academy and 23andMe that introduces human prehistory, this video describes how agriculture changed human societies and genetics …
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Analyzing Pedigrees Autosomal Traits
Ms. Parrott teaches about what pedigrees are, how they are set up, and how to analyze them. She uses steps of the scientific method to …
Genetics – Two Trait and Dihybrid Crosses
Ms. Parrott teaches you how to set up, fill in, and analyze two trait crosses. Video about Genetics from Youtube