Darwin and Inheritance
A short introduction to this album.
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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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12 episodesTranscript -- Darwin and Inheritance
Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.
Darwin's Burning Question
Darwin's Theory of Evolution lacked a credible explanation for characteristics which skipped generations.
Transcript -- Darwin's Burning Question
Transcript -- Darwin's Theory of Evolution lacked a credible explanation for characteristics which skipped generations.
Mendel and Heredity
The story of Mendel who in the 1850's observed hereditary patterns in plants such as the pea.
Transcript -- Mendel and Heredity
Transcript -- The story of Mendel who in the 1850's observed hereditary patterns in plants such as the pea.
Galapagos & Nature's Variety
Darwin travels to Galapagos Islands and is confused by the variations within species such as finches.
Transcript -- Galapagos & Nature's Variety
Transcript -- Darwin travels to Galapagos Islands and is confused by the variations within species such as finches.
Darwinism Meets Mendelian Genetics
Only in the 1930's was it realised that it is not attributes that are passed on but genes.
Transcript -- Darwinism Meets Mendelian Genetics
Transcript -- Only in the 1930's was it realised that it is not attributes that are passed on but genes.
Miescher Identifies DNA
Miescher speculates that DNA could provide the missing piece of the puzzle of how the laws of inheritance worked physically. .
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. .