Heredity: Crash Course Biology

The video explores the concept of heredity, tracing its historical understanding from Aristotle to Mendel. It explains the basics of genetics, including chromosomes, genes, and Mendelian traits. The video delves into genetic inheritance, illustrating how traits are passed from parents to offspring, and uses Punnett squares to predict phenotypes. It concludes with a discussion on sex-linked inheritance, highlighting how certain traits are linked to sex chromosomes.

Discuss the historical misconceptions about heredity before Mendel.

What is the difference between somatic cells and gametes?

What is a pleiotropic gene and how does it affect multiple traits?

How do sex-linked traits differ between men and women?