Chapter 14

Mendel and the Gene Idea

Learn the laws of inheritance that form the basis of genetics. Master Mendelian genetics - heavily tested in all exams.

8 Hours

Olympiad 5/5

Intermediate

NEETRequired

MCATRequired

AP BiologyRequired

IB BiologyRequired

USABO

5/5

BBO

5/5

INBO

5/5

IBO

5/5

Key Topics Covered

Laws of segregation and independent assortment

Monohybrid and dihybrid crosses

Dominance variations

Multiple alleles and pleiotropy

Epistasis and polygenic inheritance

Apply laws of segregation and independent assortment

Solve monohybrid and dihybrid crosses

Explain incomplete dominance and codominance

Understand epistasis and gene interactions

Extremely important! Genetics carries 12-15% weightage in NEET, and Mendelian principles form the foundation.

Olympiads test multi-gene inheritance, chi-square analysis, pedigree analysis, and probability calculations.

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