This website provides resource material to support the Genetics module in Year 5.  Material for the genetics component of Molecules to Man in the first year of the Medical Course is available through WebCT.

Animated tutorials on single gene inheritance and translocations:

for revising how genes and chromosomes segregate at meiosis: the basis of the pedigree pattern and risks to family members.

(These are animated Powerpoint tutorials. If the animations do not proceed automatically, please press the page down key to activate each animation. If there are difficulties in viewing them at remote sites please let us know)
Autosomal dominant inheritance  140K
Autosomal recessive inheritance  160K

X-linked recessive inheritance:
where the mother is a carrier   388K
where the father is affected 348K

X-linked dominant inheritance    224K

Chromosome translocations:
Robertsonian translocation  221K
Reciprocal translocation  282K

Clinical extensions of the key concepts:
Both parents affected by an autosomal dominant disorder    156K
Parent(s) affected by an autosomal recessive disorder     181K 

Practice in drawing a pedigree

Reference Glossary of Genetic Terms

a fairly extensive reference glossary of genetic terms to help with unfamiliar terms