Patterns of Inheritance in Biology

This lecture covers major themes in biology such as evolution, structure, function, information flow, and energy transformations. It delves into patterns of inheritance, including Mendel's laws, genetic defects like sickle-cell disease, and the concept of incomplete dominance. The instructor explains Mendel's experiments with pea plants, the laws of segregation and independent assortment, and the role of genes in determining traits. The lecture also explores genetic shuffling, genetic mutations, and the impact of the environment on phenotype. Topics like albinism, pedigrees, and chromosomal abnormalities are discussed, along with the mechanisms of meiosis, genetic recombination, and nondisjunction.