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Heredity

Reproduction, DNA replication, protein synthesis, genetic variation, inheritance patterns, and population genetics.

19lessons

6quizzes

6–8hrs study

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Lessons

Reproduction and Continuity of Species

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Reproduction in Animals

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Reproduction in Plants, Fungi, Bacteria and Protists

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Mammalian Reproduction - Fertilisation, Implantation, Pregnancy and Birth

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Manipulating Reproduction in Agriculture

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Checkpoint Quiz 1, Reproduction

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DNA Structure and DNA Replication

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Mitosis - Maintaining Genetic Stability in Somatic Cells

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Meiosis - Reduction Division and Continuity Across Generations

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Checkpoint Quiz 2, Cell Replication

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DNA in Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

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Transcription - From DNA to mRNA

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Translation - From mRNA to Polypeptide

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Proteins, Phenotype and Gene-Environment Interaction

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Checkpoint Quiz 3, DNA and Protein Synthesis

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Sources of Genetic Variation - Meiosis, Crossing Over, Fertilisation, Mutation

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Mendelian Patterns - Autosomal Inheritance, Sex Linkage, Punnett Squares

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Dihybrid Crosses and Independent Assortment (extension)

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Non-Mendelian Patterns - Co-dominance, Incomplete Dominance, Multiple Alleles

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Frequency Data and SNP Analysis

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Checkpoint Quiz 4, Genetic Variation

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DNA Sequencing and DNA Profiling

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Large-Scale Population Genetics Data - Disease, Conservation, Human Evolution

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Predicting Population Genetic Patterns - Strengths, Limits and Synthesis

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Checkpoint Quiz 5, Population Genetics

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Module Summary Quiz, Heredity

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Module videos (12)

Videos for Year 12 Biology: Heredity. Choose a related lesson when listed, or open the video on YouTube.

Sexual and Asexual Reproduction: Continuity and Variation | Year 12 Biology
Lesson video Duration: 8 minutes 3 seconds
- Reproduction and Continuity of Species
Watch on YouTube: Sexual and Asexual Reproduction: Continuity and Variation | Year 12 Biology (opens in a new tab)
How Bread Mould Spreads: Spores and New Growth | Year 12 Biology
Lesson video Duration: 3 minutes 57 seconds
- Reproduction in Plants, Fungi, Bacteria and Protists
Watch on YouTube: How Bread Mould Spreads: Spores and New Growth | Year 12 Biology (opens in a new tab)
External and Internal Fertilisation: Why Egg Numbers Differ | Year 12 Biology
Lesson video Duration: 10 minutes 19 seconds
- Reproduction in Animals
Watch on YouTube: External and Internal Fertilisation: Why Egg Numbers Differ | Year 12 Biology (opens in a new tab)
How Single-Celled Organisms Reproduce: Fission and Budding | Year 12 Biology
Lesson video Duration: 9 minutes 45 seconds
- Reproduction in Plants, Fungi, Bacteria and Protists
Watch on YouTube: How Single-Celled Organisms Reproduce: Fission and Budding | Year 12 Biology (opens in a new tab)
Flowering Plant Reproduction: Pollination to Seed | Year 12 Biology
Lesson video Duration: 9 minutes 17 seconds
- Reproduction in Plants, Fungi, Bacteria and Protists
Watch on YouTube: Flowering Plant Reproduction: Pollination to Seed | Year 12 Biology (opens in a new tab)
How DNA Is Copied: Base Pairing and Replication | Year 12 Biology
Lesson video Duration: 9 minutes 37 seconds
- DNA Structure and DNA Replication
Watch on YouTube: How DNA Is Copied: Base Pairing and Replication | Year 12 Biology (opens in a new tab)
Human Pregnancy: Fertilisation to Implantation | Year 12 Biology
Lesson video Duration: 8 minutes 31 seconds
- Mammalian Reproduction, Fertilisation, Implantation, Pregnancy and Birth
Watch on YouTube: Human Pregnancy: Fertilisation to Implantation | Year 12 Biology (opens in a new tab)
Pregnancy Feedback and Labour: Hormone Loops | Year 12 Biology
Lesson video Duration: 9 minutes 6 seconds
- Mammalian Reproduction, Fertilisation, Implantation, Pregnancy and Birth
Watch on YouTube: Pregnancy Feedback and Labour: Hormone Loops | Year 12 Biology (opens in a new tab)
How DNA Is Stored in Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes | Year 12 Biology
Lesson video Duration: 9 minutes 36 seconds
- DNA in Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
Watch on YouTube: How DNA Is Stored in Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes | Year 12 Biology (opens in a new tab)
Breeding Animals and Crops: Methods and Costs | Year 12 Biology
Lesson video Duration: 9 minutes 2 seconds
- Manipulating Reproduction in Agriculture
Watch on YouTube: Breeding Animals and Crops: Methods and Costs | Year 12 Biology (opens in a new tab)
Punnett Squares and Pedigrees | Year 12 Biology
Lesson video Duration: 8 minutes 20 seconds
- Mendelian Patterns, Autosomal Inheritance, Sex Linkage, Punnett Squares
Watch on YouTube: Punnett Squares and Pedigrees | Year 12 Biology (opens in a new tab)
Trace a DNA Sequence or a Meiosis Cell: HSC-Style Practice | Year 12 Biology
Practice companion Duration: 8 minutes 48 seconds
Watch on YouTube: Trace a DNA Sequence or a Meiosis Cell: HSC-Style Practice | Year 12 Biology (opens in a new tab)

Module Snapshot

19lessons + 1 extension

5checkpoints + module quiz

100MC questions

6–8hstudy time

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