Genetics

Gregor Mendel

Our modern understanding of how traits are inherited comes from the principles proposed by Gregor Mendel in 1865. His principles were based on observing seed colours after crossing multiple generations of pea plants.

The video on the left explains this along with the terminology for this section.

DNA Extraction Lab

In this lab, we will be extracting DNA.

You MUST watch the video before coming to class, and complete the assigned questions before beginning.

Scale of DNA