KS4 Biology Inheritance, Variation and Evolution

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Inheritance, variation and evolution

Reproduction

• Reproduction
• Asexual Reproduction
  • Mitosis
• Sexual Reproduction
  • Meiosis
    • Gamete
    • Haploid
    • Diploid
• Mutation

The genome and gene expression

Genetics

• Genome

Genotype

• DNA
  • Nucleotide
  • Gene
    • Gene Expression - Higher
    • Protein Synthesis - Higher
  • Coding DNA - Higher
  • Non-coding DNA - Higher
• Chromosome

Phenotype

• Gene
• Allele
  • Dominant Allele
  • Recessive Allele
  • Homozygous
  • Heterozygous

Inheritance

• Inheritance
• Punnett Square
• Genetic Cross Diagram
• Pedigree Chart
• Inherited Disorder
  • Polydactyly
  • Sickle Cell Anemia
  • Cystic Fibrosis
• Sex Determination
• Mendel

Variation and evolution

• Variation
• Development of the Theory of Evolution
• Speciation
• Charles Darwin
• Natural Selection
• Speciation
• Evidence for Evolution
  • Fossils
  • Extinction
  • Antibiotic Resistance

Classification

• Linnaeus Classification System
  • Binomial Classification
• Three Domain System

Selective breeding and gene technology

• Selective Breeding
• Genetic Engineering
  • Cloning
  • Genetically Modified Organism
    • Golden Rice - Higher
    • Insulin Production - Higher