
Darwin and Inheritance
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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...

A short introduction to this album.

Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Only in the 1930's was it realised that it is not attributes that are passed on but genes.

Transcript -- Only in the 1930's was it realised that it is not attributes that are passed on but genes.

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

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