Biological Literacy and Concepts

This video explains the parts of a compound microscope and outlines the process for examining a wet and dry mount. View the attributions for all videos in the BIO106 playlist: http://goo.gl/OKz8sK. (1030)

Sara uses beads and diagrams to explain mitosis. View the attributions for all videos in the BIO106 playlist: http://goo.gl/OKz8sK. (975)

Sara uses beads and diagrams to explain meiosis. View the attributions for all videos in the BIO106 playlist: http://goo.gl/OKz8sK. (611)

This video outlines the steps for the in-class antibiotics lab activity. View the attributions for all videos in the BIO106 playlist: http://goo.gl/OKz8sK. (678)

This video outlines the procedure for testing blood types so you can help solve a crime. View the attributions for all videos in the BIO106 playlist: http://goo.gl/OKz8sK. (576)

An explanation of Gregor Mendel’s genetic experiments on plants and how that relates to genetics today. (762)

Learn about dominant and recessive genes and how it relates to blood type, color-blindness and height. (780)

Learn about homologous chromosomes and the experiments that led Mendel to develop his law of Segregation. (455)

Learn about experiments Mendel did to cross seed color and seed shape traits. This led to the discovery of the Laws of Segregation and Independent Assortment. (592)

This video describes the process of cell division. (554)

Learn about genetic code and how different types of mutations occur, such as sickle cell. (1242)

Learn about Mendel’s Law using the Punnett Square to solve genetics problems, such as the likelihood of having short fingers or a widow’s peak hairline. (3302)

Learn Mendel’s Law by using a Punnett Square and solving the genetic problem of passing on blood type. (736)

Learn about Mendel’s Laws and Sex Linkage through genetics problems, such as red-green color blindness and dimple inheritance. (884)

Many things go into determining one’s skin color. Learn about skin color inheritance and geographical location on Vitamin D levels. (888)

How is human skin color inherited, and how has human skin color evolved in human history? (620)

Learn about evolution and inheritance when it comes to bacteria and antibiotics, as well as background on Darwin’s Explanatory Model and theory of Natural Selection. (467)