Genetics (Senior Cycle)
Explore how genetic information is organised and inherited, from chromosomes and genes to Mendelian genetics, epigenetics, linkage and sex-linked inheritance.
Level
Senior Cycle
Subject
Biology
Specification
Senior Cycle Science
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Learning Outcomes
1.4.1–1.4.11 — Information of Life: Genetic Inheritance. This section covers chromosomes and genes, nuclear/non-nuclear inheritance, epigenetics, Mendelian inheritance, linkage, sex determination and sex-linked traits.
- Describe the structure of chromosomes and explain the role of genes.
- Compare nuclear inheritance, non-nuclear inheritance, and epigenetic mechanisms.
- Model monohybrid and dihybrid genetic crosses.
- Apply Mendel’s laws to patterns of genetic inheritance.
- Explain linkage, sex determination, and the inheritance of sex-linked traits.
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