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Darwin and Inheritance - for iPod/iPhone

Ben Hawkridge

How are genetic traits handed down through generations? How did you inherit your grandfather's red hair whilst your parents are both black-haired? Even Charles Darwin himself never really un...

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Listen to Darwin and Inheritance - for iPod/iPhone, a Science & Medicine podcast by Ben Hawkridge. Stream 12 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Episodes

12 episodes are available for this podcast.

Episodes

12 episodes

Darwin's Burning Question

Darwin's Theory of Evolution lacked a credible explanation for characteristics which skipped generations.

00:04:53Mar 1, 2009

Mendel and Heredity

The story of Mendel who in the 1850's observed hereditary patterns in plants such as the pea.

00:04:28Mar 1, 2009

Galapagos & Nature's Variety

Darwin travels to Galapagos Islands and is confused by the variations within species such as finches.

00:05:29Mar 1, 2009

Miescher Identifies DNA

Miescher speculates that DNA could provide the missing piece of the puzzle of how the laws of inheritance worked physically. .

00:06:38Mar 1, 2009

Transcript -- Miescher Identifies DNA

Transcript -- Miescher speculates that DNA could provide the missing piece of the puzzle of how the laws of inheritance worked physically. .

Mar 1, 2009