Polygenic and Pleiotropic Inheritance – Beyond Gregor Mendel
Über den Vortrag
Der Vortrag „Polygenic and Pleiotropic Inheritance – Beyond Gregor Mendel“ von Georgina Cornwall, PhD ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Understanding Genetics“.
Quiz zum Vortrag
Which of the following is NOT true regarding polygenic traits?
- Multiple alleles of a single gene are responsible for polygenic traits in humans.
- Height and skin color in humans are categorized as polygenic traits.
- Polygenic trait distribution analysis in a population exhibits a bell-shaped curve.
- Polygenic traits fall under the category of continuously varying traits.
- During the expression of polygenic traits, the expression of each dominant allele adds to the expression of the next dominant allele.
Which of the following best describes pleiotropic inheritance?
- One gene affecting multiple different traits
- Multiple genes affecting one trait
- Multiple genes affecting individual traits
- A point mutation that stops the translation of a gene product
- One allele affecting one trait
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Dozent des Vortrages Polygenic and Pleiotropic Inheritance – Beyond Gregor Mendel
Georgina Cornwall, PhD
Dr. Georgina Cornwall is a Biology Instructor and currently works as an Instructional Designer in the private sector, developing interactive online training materials.
She obtained her PhD in Environmental, Population, and Organismic Biology at the University of Colorado, USA, in 2000, and has since taught a broad array of biology courses at various US universities.
She is an active promoter of hybrid/online teaching formats and interactive courses, and has received several awards for her engaging and innovative course design; e.g., she was named Adjunct Faculty of the Year at Colorado Mountain College in Aspen twice.
Within Lecturio, Dr. Cornwall teaches courses on Biology & Genetics.
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very didactic I really enjoy Dr. Cornwall lectures, definitely Lecturio was the best addition to my preparation
