BIOL*1090

University of Guelph

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1. DNA Replication & Repair

1.2hr

1.1.1. Review of DNA Structure10 min

1.1.2. Practice 12 min

1.1.3. Practice 2

1.2.1. Meselson-Stahl Experiment9 min

1.2.2. Example: Applying the Meselson-Stahl Experiment2 min

1.2.3. Practice 12 min

1.3.1. DNA Replication in Cells14 min

1.3.2. Example: Leading and Lagging Strands2 min

1.3.3. Practice 12 min

1.3.4. Practice 23 min

1.3.5. Example: Complete the Replication Bubble4 min

1.4.1. Telomerase4 min

1.4.2. Practice 11 min

1.4.3. Practice 22 min

1.5.1. The Gene and the Genome10 min

1.5.2. Practice 11 min

3. Mendelian Principles of Inheritance

1.2hr

3.1.1. History of Mendelian Genetics4 min

3.1.2. Basics of Probability for Genetics5 min

3.1.3. Example 12 min

3.1.4. Practice 1

3.1.5. Example 22 min

3.2.1. Alleles3 min

3.2.2. Genotype and Phenotype5 min

3.3.1. Mendel's Law of Segregation10 min

3.3.2. Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment6 min

3.3.3. Punnett Square Rules4 min

3.3.4. Example 15 min

3.3.5. Example 29 min

3.3.6. Practice 1

3.3.7. Practice 2

3.3.8. Practice 3

3.3.9. Practice 4

3.3.10. Cheatsheet: Inheritance Terminology

3.4.1. Practice 1

3.4.2. Practice 2

3.4.3. Practice 3

3.5.1. Genetic Linkage4 min

3.5.2. Recombination Frequencies and Linkage Maps6 min

3.5.3. Practice 1

3.5.4. Practice 2

3.5.5. Practice 3

3.5.6. Practice 4

3.6.1. Incomplete Dominance and Co-Dominance3 min

3.6.2. Example4 min

3.6.3. Practice 1

4. Mendel & Human Pedigrees

18min

4.1.1. Pedigree Analysis9 min

4.2.1. Inheritance of Autosomal Traits9 min

4.2.2. Example 1

4.2.3. Example 2

4.3.1. Practice 1

4.3.2. Practice 2

4.3.3. Practice 3

4.3.4. Practice 4

4.3.5. Practice 5

4.3.6. Practice 6

4.3.7. Practice 7

4.3.8. Practice 8

5. Sex Linkage & Mutations

1.5hr

5.1.1. Inheritance of X-linked Traits

5.1.2. X-Chromosome Inactivation4 min

5.1.3. Example 13 min

5.1.4. Example 2

5.1.5. Example 3

5.2.1. The Chi-Square Test and Linkage Analysis12 min

5.2.2. Example Problem - Chi-Square Test 7 min

5.2.3. Practice Question - Chi-Square

5.3.1. Blood Types2 min

5.3.2. Practice 1

5.3.3. Pleiotropy, Epistasis and Polygenic Inheritance5 min

5.3.4. Practice 2

5.3.5. Example: Epistasis5 min

5.3.6. Practice 3

5.4.1. Types of DNA Mutations9 min

5.4.2. Practice 1

5.4.3. Practice 2

5.4.4. Sources of Mutation: Tautomeric Shifts7 min

5.4.5. Example: Tautomeric Shifts4 min

5.4.6. Sources of Mutation: DNA Slippage5 min

5.4.7. Sources of Mutation: Copy Number Variations3 min

5.4.8. Sources of Mutation: Mobile Elements7 min

5.5.1. Repair of Mutations During Replication [Exonuclease Activity and Mismatch Repair]10 min

5.5.2. Repair of Mutations by Mutagens [Nucleotide Excision Repair]3 min

5.5.3. Practice 12 min

5.6.1. Duplications, Deletions and Inversions4 min

5.6.2. Practice 1

6. Alleles & Gene Function

2.2hr

6.1.1. The Central Dogma of Biology4 min

6.1.2. Practice 1

6.1.3. Practice 22 min

6.1.4. Practice 32 min

6.2.1. Genes and mRNA8 min

6.2.2. General Structure of mRNA4 min

6.2.3. The Genetic Code8 min

6.2.4. Reading Frame3 min

6.2.5. Practice 13 min

6.2.6. Practice 22 min

6.2.7. Practice 32 min

6.2.8. Practice 43 min

6.2.9. Summary of Genes and mRNA

6.3.1. Initiation8 min

6.3.2. Elongation7 min

6.3.3. Termination4 min

6.3.4. Practice 14 min

6.3.5. Practice 22 min

6.3.6. Practice 3

6.4.1. Transcription In Eukaryotes9 min

6.4.2. Practice 1

6.5.1. RNA Maturation in Eukaryotes8 min

6.5.2. Example 3 min

6.5.3. Practice 11 min

6.5.4. Practice 23 min

6.5.5. mRNA Maturation - Theory3 min

6.6.1. Translation into Proteins9 min

6.6.2. Differences in Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Translation3 min

6.6.3. Example 15 min

6.6.4. Example 2

6.6.5. Transcription vs. Translation Chart

6.6.6. Practice 1

6.6.7. Practice 2

6.7.1. Proteins6 min

6.7.2. Protein Folding4 min

6.7.3. Functions of Proteins7 min

6.7.4. Example1 min

6.7.5. Practice 13 min

6.7.6. Practice 2

6.7.7. Practice 3

6.7.8. Practice 4

7. Cell Structure

26min

7.1.1. Prokaryotic Cells5 min

7.1.2. Practice 1

7.1.3. Bacteria and Archaea Cell Wall Composition4 min

7.1.4. Practice 2

7.1.5. Practice 3

7.2.1. Eukaryotic Cells [Introduction for detailed courses]2 min

7.2.2. Ribosomes 3 min

7.2.3. Peroxisomes3 min

7.2.4. Mitochondria and Chloroplasts6 min

7.2.5. Plant versus Animal Cells3 min

7.2.6. Practice 1

7.2.7. Practice 2

7.2.8. Practice 3

7.2.9. Practice 4

8. The Plasma Membrane

57min

8.1.1. The Fluid Mosaic Model5 min

8.1.2. Lipids: Phospholipids5 min

8.1.3. Factors Affecting Membrane Fluidity5 min

8.1.4. Practice 1

8.1.5. Practice 21 min

8.1.6. Practice 31 min

8.2.1. Membrane Permeability3 min

8.2.2. Introduction and Passive Transport7 min

8.2.3. Practice 12 min

8.2.4. Practice 2

8.3.1. Active Transport7 min

8.3.2. Example 3 min

8.3.3. Practice 13 min

8.4.1. Osmosis and Osmolarity6 min

8.4.2. Practice 14 min

8.4.3. Practice 21 min

8.5.1. Endocytosis and Exocytosis

8.5.2. Practice 1

8.5.3. Practice 21 min

9. Organelles & Cellular Architecture

40min

9.1.1. The Endomembrane System2 min

9.1.2. Lysosomes, Vacuoles and Vesicles

9.1.3. Example 1

9.1.4. Practice 1

9.1.5. Practice 2

9.1.6. The Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)4 min

9.1.7. Practice 3

9.1.8. The Golgi Apparatus3 min

9.2.1. Cytoskeleton Overview [short lesson]5 min

9.2.2. Microtubules6 min

9.2.3. Actin Microfilaments4 min

9.2.4. Intermediate Filaments3 min

9.2.5. Practice 1

9.2.6. Practice 2

9.2.7. Illustrations of the Cytoskeleton4 min

9.3.1. Motor Proteins5 min

9.3.2. Flagella and Cilia3 min

9.3.3. Practice 1

9.3.4. Practice 2

10. The Nucleus

13min

10.1.1. The Nucleus5 min

10.1.2. Nuclear Import and Export7 min

10.1.3. Which of the following are understood by the eukaryotic cell as RNA in the nucleus? - Practice Question2 min

10.1.4. Practice

10.1.5. Practice

10.1.6. New Practice Question

Mock Exams

ME.1. Biol 1090 Midterm Mock Exam34 Qns

ME.2. Final Exam - Mock Assessment38 Qns

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