In Mendelian inheritance patterns, you receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive. Non-Mendelian genetics don’t completely follow ...

In flowering plants, the genomes of cytoplasmic organelles – mitochondria and plastids – are typically inherited from the maternal parent, insulating them from the recombination that operates on ...

Anthropological genetics investigates the interplay between human genetic variation and cultural, social and historical contexts. It examines how patterns of DNA diversity inform biogeographic ...

Below, you will find material that can be used at any time to learn or brush up on statistical genetics topics.