Chapter 11: Chromosomes and Human Genetics
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11.1: Activity: Chromosomes and fruit flies
Explore some of the initial experiments by T.H. Morgan that helped to uncover the mechanism of genetic recombination and crossing over.
11.3: Tutorial: Independent assortment and gamete diversity
This tutorial explores how the random distribution of maternal and paternal chromosomes in gametes during meiosis produces new combinations of alleles.
11.4: Tutorial: Human pedigree analysis
This tutorial explores how a pedigree chart may be used to study human genetic disorders.
11.5: Activity: Interactive Punnett square
Use an interactive Punnett square to explore the genetic mechanisms of several inherited diseases.
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