Lecture #6- Meiosis, Sexual Reproduction and Mendelian Genetics

I. Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis

  1. Life cycle and gamete formation
    1. Fertilization
    2. Meiosis
  2. Division I
    1. Pairing of homologous chromosomes
    2. Reduction in chromosome number
  3. Division II
    1. Similar to meiosis with haploid cells
  4. Comparison with mitosis

II. Mendelian Genetics

    Monohybrid Cross-Complete dominance
    1. dominant-recessive
    2. heterozygous-homozygous
    3. genotype-phenotype
  1. Dihybrid Cross
  2. Incomplete Dominance