A video primer of human genetics
This lens is intended to help your understand human genetics. It's a straightforward introduction using easy animations. You don't need to be a scientist or doctor to understand this.
Some of my other lenses cover more advanced genetics, such as some genetical adnormalities, and this lens will give you the basis grounding and knowldge you need to understand those lenses.
Some of my other lenses cover more advanced genetics, such as some genetical adnormalities, and this lens will give you the basis grounding and knowldge you need to understand those lenses.
Genetics 101 - Animation
(Part 1)
Learn about the basic building blocks of life in this simple animation from 23andMe and introduces chromosomes which make up the standard human karyotype.
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Genetics 101 - Animation
(Part 2)
In the second video learn how one person's genes become individual and different to other people. 99.5% of your genes are the same as mine, but 0.5%, or 1 in every 200 genes, are different. This part of the video sequence eplains how this can happen.
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Genetics 101 - Animation
Part 3
In the third part we have been armed with the basic knowledge, so we can learn more interesting things:
❤ How our gender is determined (see my lens on gender testing for more information)
❤ How we inherit traits from our parents
❤ How ancestry can be determined using genetic tests
❤ How our gender is determined (see my lens on gender testing for more information)
❤ How we inherit traits from our parents
❤ How ancestry can be determined using genetic tests
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Genetics 101 - Animation
Part 4
In the final part, the series explain how genes affect our looks and physical features.
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Read More - Genetics for Dummies
If you have found the vidieos interesting and would like to know more, a basic book is a good place to start. Until you know more I'd ve careful and avoid any books for students or doctors - they can be too hard to follow until you have grasped the basics. You should be able to pick this one up cheaply second hand because so many copies have been sold.
Genetics For Dummies
Amazon Price: $4.49 (as of 06/01/2012)
List Price: $19.99
Used Price: $0.19
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Ihope that this lens has helped you to understand basic genetics and that you found the videos interesting. I'd ♥ love ♥ for you to please sign my guestbook. 
I'd also be very grateful if you took the time to rate my lens. To go back to the top of my page just click home on the right.
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jakealoo
May 21, 2012 @ 3:54 pm | delete
- Hey Kate,
I just finished putting together a review of 23andme and found your lens. Great job, this is definitely a nice resource.
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