Genetics, Basic Concepts and Generalities

Gustavo Forero Acosta

doi:10.22490/%xUNAD

Genetics, Basic Concepts and Generalities

Gustavo Forero Acosta, Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Sinopsis

This material is an important resource within the guiding documents for the academic, pedagogical and didactic activities of students of an introductory genetics course. It includes concepts, fundamentals and applications of basic genetics in agricultural sciences and serves as a pedagogical tool for students in the School of Agricultural, Livestock and Environmental Sciences. Students take this course as a common requirement in their programs or as an elective course in other programs where it is not included. This material focuses specifically on basic genetics, including the concepts of genetics, cell, cell cycle, DNA, RNA and genes. It also describes and provides examples of Mendelian and non-Mendelian genetic models and introduces basic statistical concepts used in basic genetics. Other topics such as mutations, chromosomal aberrations, linkage or genetic mapping are not covered, since, according to the internal coherence of the courses offered at the University, these are part of the advanced course on plant breeding, where they are explored in greater detail. The material includes several exercises and review questions to help students apply the content covered.

Palabras clave: Genetics, Evolution, Inheritance

Capítulos

Presentation
Introduction
Cell Theory
DNA condensation
Basic conceptualization of DNA, RNA and gene
Mendel’s genetics
Probability and proof of phenotypic proportions
Mendelian Crosses
Non-Mendelian Crosses I
Non-Mendelian Crosses II

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Gustavo Forero Acosta, Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Gustavo Forero Acosta holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and Biology, a Master’s degree in Biology with an emphasis in Genetics and Molecular Biology, doctoral studies in Sustainable Development, Economics, Society and Environment (non-graduate), and doctoral studies in Project Design and Evaluation (non-graduate). He has served as a professor and researcher at several private and public universities in the country and has extensive experience in curriculum design, course creation, and materials adapted for virtual and distance education systems, as well as in advising on entrepreneurship and research projects of different kinds. He is currently part of the career teaching staff (ranked as Associate Professor) at the School of Agricultural, Livestock and Environmental Sciences at the Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia – UNAD and is currently a doctoral student in Project Studies.