BIOLOGY 1001A

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I. Welcome

1. Evolution is Happening - Viruses & Darwin

30min

1.1.1. Viral Morphology and Diversity3 min

1.1.2. Viruses & Characteristics of Life3 min

1.1.3. Practice

1.1.4. Practice

1.2.1. Viral Infections3 min

1.2.2. HIV & Retroviruses2 min

1.2.3. Anti-viral Therapies2 min

1.2.4. Example: Viral Evolution2 min

1.2.5. Zoonotic Diseases2 min

1.2.6. Practice

1.2.7. Practice

1.3.1. Charles Darwin6 min

1.3.2. Descent with Modification6 min

1.3.3. Practice

1.3.4. Practice

1.3.5. Practice

1.3.6. Practice

1.3.7. Practice

2. Cell Cycle and Cell Division

1.6hr

2.1.1. The Gene and the Genome10 min

2.1.2. Practice 11 min

2.2.1. Phases of the Cell Cycle5 min

2.2.2. Practice 12 min

2.3.1. Mitosis and Cytokinesis7 min

2.3.2. Cytokinesis2 min

2.3.3. Ploidy & C-value coefficients5 min

2.3.4. Practice 13 min

2.3.5. Practice 23 min

2.3.6. Practice 3

2.3.7. Practice 4

2.4.1. Cell cycle Control7 min

2.4.2. Putting the Breaks on the Cell Cycle4 min

2.4.3. Example1 min

2.4.4. Practice 139 sec

2.4.5. Practice 22 min

2.5.1. Meiosis I10 min

2.5.2. Chromosomal Crossover3 min

2.5.3. Meiosis Nomenclature3 min

2.5.4. Practice 1

2.5.5. Practice 2

2.5.6. Practice 3

2.6.1. Meiosis II5 min

2.6.2. Practice 1

2.6.3. Practice 2

2.6.4. Practice 3

2.6.5. Practice 4

2.6.6. Sexual Life Cycle Strategies3 min

2.6.7. Example: Graphing Ploidy & C-value Coefficients4 min

2.7.1. Chromosomal Nondisjunction, Aneuploidy and Polyploidy6 min

2.7.2. Example2 min

2.7.3. Example: Non-disjunction6 min

2.7.4. Practice 1

2.8.1. Duplications, Deletions and Inversions4 min

2.8.2. Practice 1

3. Inheritance of Sameness

60min

3.1.1. Review of DNA Structure10 min

3.1.2. Practice 12 min

3.1.3. Practice 2

3.2.1. Meselson-Stahl Experiment9 min

3.2.2. Example: Applying the Meselson-Stahl Experiment2 min

3.2.3. Practice 12 min

3.3.1. DNA Replication in Cells14 min

3.3.2. Example: Leading and Lagging Strands2 min

3.3.3. Practice 12 min

3.3.4. Practice 23 min

3.3.5. Example: Complete the Replication Bubble4 min

3.4.1. Telomerase4 min

3.4.2. Practice 11 min

3.4.3. Practice 22 min

4. DNA Mutations and Repair

1hr

4.1.1. Types of DNA Mutations9 min

4.1.2. DNA damage vs. DNA mutation

4.1.3. Practice 1

4.1.4. Practice 2

4.1.5. Sources of Mutation: DNA Slippage5 min

4.1.6. Sources of Mutation: Tautomeric Shifts7 min

4.1.7. Example: Tautomeric Shifts4 min

4.1.8. Sources of Mutation: Copy Number Variations3 min

4.1.9. Sources of Mutation: Mobile Elements7 min

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

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

4.2.3. Practice 12 min

4.3.1. Repair of DNA Double Stranded Breaks [detailed]9 min

4.3.2. Practice 12 min

5. Genetics and Inheritance

1.4hr

5.1.1. History of Mendelian Genetics4 min

5.1.2. Basics of Probability for Genetics5 min

5.1.3. Example 12 min

5.1.4. Practice 1

5.1.5. Example 22 min

5.2.1. Alleles3 min

5.2.2. Genotype and Phenotype5 min

5.3.1. Incomplete Dominance and Co-Dominance3 min

5.3.2. Example4 min

5.3.3. Practice 1

5.4.1. Mendel's Law of Segregation10 min

5.4.2. Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment6 min

5.4.3. Genetic Linkage4 min

5.4.4. Punnett Square Rules4 min

5.4.5. Example 15 min

5.4.6. Example 29 min

5.4.7. Practice 1

5.4.8. Practice 2

5.4.9. Practice 3

5.4.10. Practice 4

5.4.11. Cheatsheet: Inheritance Terminology

5.5.1. Practice 1

5.5.2. Practice 2

5.5.3. Practice 3

5.6.1. Blood Types2 min

5.6.2. Practice 1

5.6.3. Pleiotropy, Epistasis and Polygenic Inheritance5 min

5.6.4. Practice 2

5.6.5. Example: Epistasis5 min

5.6.6. Practice 3

5.7.1. Karyotyping3 min

5.7.2. Practice

6. Families to Populations

52min

6.1.1. Evolution of Populations5 min

6.1.2. Example2 min

6.1.3. Practice46 sec

6.1.4. Practice46 sec

6.1.5. Practice1 min

6.1.6. Graphing Allele Frequencies Over Time7 min

6.1.7. Practice: Relative Fitness5 min

6.2.1. Hardy-Weinberg Principle5 min

6.2.2. Hardy-Weinberg Equation5 min

6.2.3. Example4 min

6.2.4. Example: Applying HWE during experimentation5 min

6.2.5. Practice

6.2.6. Practice

6.2.7. Practice: Assortative Mating10 min

7. All About Sex

22min

7.1.1. Sex and Types of Sexual Reproduction12 min

7.1.2. Advantages & Disadvantages of Sexual Reproduction2 min

7.2.1. Sexual Selection8 min

7.2.2. Practice

7.2.3. Practice

8. Species and Speciation

9min

8.I. Intro: Origin of Species39 sec

8.1.1. Origin of Species9 min

8.1.2. Practice

8.1.3. Practice

8.1.4. Practice

9. Diversity of Life

34min

9.1.1. Prokaryotes6 min

9.1.2. Practice

9.1.3. Practice

9.1.4. Practice

9.2.1. Diversity of Archaea2 min

9.2.2. Practice

9.3.1. Diversity of Bacteria4 min

9.3.2. Practice

9.3.3. Practice

9.4.1. Evolution of Animals6 min

9.5.1. Human Evolution6 min

9.5.2. Human Evolution & Human Health9 min

9.5.3. Milestones to becoming human

10. Co-operation & Conflict

26min

10.1.1. Types of Social Interactions3 min

10.1.2. Kin Selection5 min

10.1.3. Practice: Hamilton's Rule2 min

10.1.4. Species Interactions5 min

10.1.5. Species Interaction Cheatsheet

10.2.1. Introduction2 min

10.2.2. Ecosystems6 min

10.2.3. Community Ecology4 min

11. Ecology in the Anthropocene

31min

11.1.1. Population Growth4 min

11.1.2. Density Dependence3 min

11.2.1. Disturbances5 min

11.2.2. Conservation9 min

11.2.3. Ecological Restoration5 min

11.2.4. Example5 min

12. Labs

40min

12.1.1. Serial Dilutions & Example #19 min

12.1.2. Serial Dilutions - Example #26 min

12.1.3. Bright field microscopy4 min

12.1.4. Find the length of the image under the microscope4 min

12.1.5. Chi-squared test8 min

12.1.6. Chi-square example8 min

12.Q. Checkpoint Quiz3 Qns

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