5 Genetics and Evolution
Key Takeaways
At the end of this chapter Learners will be able to
- Recall key terms and concepts such as genes, chromosomes, alleles, Mendelian laws, and the Hardy-Weinberg principle.
- Explain the principles of Mendelian inheritance and their role in understanding heredity and variation.
- Solve genetic problems involving Mendelian ratios, sex-linked inheritance, and multiple alleles
- Analyze the role of linkage and recombination in genetic variation and the inheritance of traits.
- Evaluate the significance of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in predicting allele frequencies in a population and its implications for evolutionary biology.
