Genetics of complex traits: further reading
Most of the traits we see and may be interested in are inherited in a complex way. To understand this, we suggest reading and watching the proposed material. Nevertheless, the …
Course: Why Biology Matters: The Genome and You
The basics of genetics of complex traits
This step deals with the genetics of complex traits, that is, the genetics of most of the characteristics we see and may be interested in. Although there are many Mendelian …
Key concepts of the interview with Gemma Marfany
Concepts to clarify in interview with Gemma Marfany 1.- Model organism (Part 1) A model organism is a non-human species that is extensively studied to understand particular biological phenomena, with …
The genetics of simple traits: further reading
Any basic genetic textbook would be instructive reading for this chapter. Even the chapters on genetics from secondary school text books would be good. The Wikipedia entry on Mendelian inheritance …
The basics of genetics of simple traits
This activity deals with the most basic principles of genetics: the bases for the transmission of traits that obey the simplest model of gene transmission. This is usually referred to …
To learn more in depth
For those of you who want to learn more in depth, we have prepared an extended version of Jaume Bertranpetit videos. Social and philosophical issues in genetics. To learn more …
To learn more in depth
For those of you who want to learn more in depth, we have prepared an extended version of Jaume Bertranpetit videos. Intervention on the genomes. To learn more about the …
To learn more in depth
For those of you who want to learn more in depth, we have prepared an extended version of Jaume Bertranpetit videos. What are biobanks? To learn more about biobanks and …
To learn more in depth
For those of you who want to learn more in depth, we have prepared an extended version of Jaume Bertranpetit videos. Origins of the humans. To learn more about differences …
To learn more in depth
For those of you who want to learn more in depth, we have prepared an extended version of Jaume Bertranpetit videos. How much of the genome is shared among the …
To learn more in depth
For those of you who want to learn more in depth, we have prepared an extended version of Jaume Bertranpetit videos. Recognize an individual genome from the rest To learn …
To learn more in depth
For those of you who want to learn more in depth, we have prepared an extended version of Jaume Bertranpetit videos. The genome of a single person To learn more …
Meet the team
Jaume Bertranpetit – Lead Educator Professor of Biology at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) (Barcelona). Group leader in UPF’s Evolutionary Biology and Complex Systems programme. Co-founder of the UPF-Spanish National Research …
To learn more in depth
For those of you who want to learn more in depth, we have prepared an extended version of Jaume Bertranpetit videos. The basics of genetics of complex traits To learn …
Conversation with Dan Dennett. Part 4
Daniel Dennett, Austin Fletcher Professor of Philosophy and co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University He supports a materialist theory of mind and aims to provide a …