Classroom resources paired with a ten-minute video highlight the groundbreaking research of physical and genetic evolutionary changes in rock pocket mouse populations. [10:31]
Biology 2e is designed to cover the scope and sequence requirements of a typical two-semester biology course for science majors. The text provides comprehensive coverage of foundational research and core biology concepts through an evolutionary lens. Biology includes rich features that engage students in scientific inquiry, highlight careers in the biological sciences, and offer everyday applications. The book also includes various types of practice and homework questions that help students understand—and apply—key concepts. The 2nd edition has been revised to incorporate clearer, more current, and more dynamic explanations, while maintaining the same organization as the first edition. Art and illustrations have been substantially improved, and the textbook features additional assessments and related resources.
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Describe the behavior of chromosomes during meiosis, and the differences between the first and second meiotic divisions
Describe the cellular events that take place during meiosis
Explain the differences between meiosis and mitosis
Explain the mechanisms within the meiotic process that produce genetic variation among the haploid gametes
Discusses how sexual reproduction leads to genetic variation. [Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
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Introduction to non-Mendelian inheritance.
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Use this review guide to understand cell-reproduction and meiosis.
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This 20-minute video lesson discusses how variation can be introduced into a species. [Biology playlist: Lesson 7 of 71].
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Paul Andersen explains aspects of genetics that were not covered by Gregor Mendel. He begins with the following topics; incomplete dominance, codominance, epistasis, multiple alleles, and multiple genes. He then explains how linked genes were discovered by Thomas Hunt Morgan and Alfred Sturtevant. He also discusses sex-linked traits. [14:22]
Mr. Andersen explains the concepts of genetic recombination and gene mapping. [9:43]
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This video segment from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" looks at corn that has been genetically modified to resist one insect pest and the multiple concerns it raises.
Explore how populations change over time in a NetLogo model of sheep and grass. Experiment with the initial number of sheep, the sheep birthrate, the amount of energy sheep gain from the grass, and the rate at which the grass re-grows. Remove sheep that have a particular trait (better teeth) from the population, then watch what happens to the sheep teeth trait in the population as a whole. Consider conflicting selection pressures to make predictions about other instances of natural selection.
Introduce students to evolution, variation in a population, and natural selection. This video highlights the relationships between evolution and natural selection as well as natural selection and variation. [17:39]
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The process of evolution through natural selection is the focus of this video segment from Evolution, which presents a field study of hummingbird speciation in Ecuador. [6:41]
The topic of this video module is genetic basis for variation among humans. The main learning objective is that students will learn the genetic mechanisms that cause variation among humans (parents and children, brothers and sisters) and how to calculate the probability that two individuals will have an identical genetic makeup. [32:01]
Even in species that look alike to us, individuals have variations in their DNA. Learn why this is important. [3:47]
Learn how genetic variation is the raw material of evolution, and learn how restricted gene flow can lead to the formation of new species. [11:52]
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Introduction to how groups of organisms evolve and how natural selection can lead to evolution. [17:39]
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