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Practical Guide 5: Inheritance
Published by the Nuffield Foundation this Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Practical Guide is linked to the first six chapters of Study Guide II. Technical information and notes for teachers about the practical activities is given in Teachers’ Guide II.
Contents
Introduction Notes on these investigations
Chapter 15: Cell development and differentiation
15A: Mitosis in a plant meristem
15B: Differentiation in stems and roots
15C: Differentiation in cells
Chapter 16: The cell nucleus and inheritance
16A: Gamete production by a plant
16B: Gamete production in an animal
16C: Inheritance of ability to synthesize starch in Zea mays
16D: Spore colour in Sordaria fimicola
Chapter 17: Variation and its causes
17A: Describing variation
17B: The influence of environment on development
17C: Patterns of inheritance
17D: Linkage and linkage mapping in tomato
17E: Mutation in yeast
17F: The effects of irradiation in plant seeds Chapter
18: The nature of genetic material
18A: Testing for DNA using the Feulgen technique
18B: Testing for DNA and RNA using methyl green pyronin
18C: Making a model to illustrate the chemical nature of a gene
Chapter 19: Gene action
19A: Dwarfism in peas 58
19B: The biochemistry of cyanogehesis in Trifolium repens (white clover)
19C: Gene expression in round and wrinkled peas (Pisum sativum)
Chapter 20: Population genetics and selection
20A: Models of a gene pool
20B: Cyanogenesis and selection in Trifolium repens (white clover)
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