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These free online genetics courses will teach you everything you need to know about genes, genetic variation, and heredity - or how traits are passed on from parents to their children. Genetics is the study of how living things receive common traits and conditions from previous generations. Check out these free online courses to learn more about your genes today!...…Read More
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Schizophrenia Unveiled: Exploring the Science and Human Experience
- Recognize the genetic and environmental factors that con...
- Describe the core symptoms and cognitive impairments ass...
- Compare and contrast different treatment appr... Read More
![Child Development: Childhood Obesity Child Development: Childhood Obesity](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/5773/alison_courseware_intro_5773.jpg)
Child Development: Childhood Obesity
- Define ‘childhood obesity’
- Outline the impact of food insecurity on childhood obesi...
- Explain how cellphones, screens and other mod... Read More
![Introduction to DNA and Genealogy Introduction to DNA and Genealogy](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/5458/alison_courseware_intro_5458.jpg)
Introduction to DNA and Genealogy
- Define ‘genealogy’ and distinguish it from ‘family histo...
- Discuss the need for genealogy
- Recognise the benefits of undertaking genealo... Read More
![Introduction to Biomedical Science Introduction to Biomedical Science](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/5460/alison_courseware_intro_5460.jpg)
Introduction to Biomedical Science
- Summarise biomedical science, its branches and fundament...
- Explain the difference between biomedical science and bi...
- Discuss the basic concepts of genetics like g... Read More
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Diploma in Biology
- List the five kingdoms that living things can be placed ...
- Describe the process of how bacteria reproduce
- Explain the control the cell membrane has over what ente...
- Describe what happens during photosynthesis Read More
![Diploma in Plant Cell Bioprocessing Diploma in Plant Cell Bioprocessing](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/2916/alison_courseware_intro_2916.jpg)
Diploma in Plant Cell Bioprocessing
- Outline the applications of plant cell technology
- Summarise the processes involved in in-vitro culture ini...
- List the practical applications of somaclonal... Read More
![Theory of Plant Breeding Theory of Plant Breeding](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/7210/alison_courseware_intro_7210.jpg)
Theory of Plant Breeding
- Outline the development, techniques, and impact of plant...
- Apply population and quantitative genetics principles to...
- Compare key plant reproductive mechanisms, including aut...
- Apply principles of hybridisation, heterosis,... Read More
![Basics of Virology Basics of Virology](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/2685/alison_courseware_intro_2685.jpg)
Basics of Virology
- Explain the existence and nature of viruses
- Describe the impact of viruses to our well being
- Explain the infectious cycle of viruses
- Outline the seven virus genome types Read More
![Advanced Diploma in Bioengineering: An Interface between Biology and Medicine Advanced Diploma in Bioengineering: An Interface between Biology and Medicine](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/2858/alison_courseware_intro_2858.jpg)
Advanced Diploma in Bioengineering: An Interface between Biology and Medicine
- Identify common problems faced by both biologists and en...
- List the functions of nucleic acids in DNA
- Indicate the uses of biotechnology tools in a... Read More
![Introduction to Genetic Transformation in Plant Cells Introduction to Genetic Transformation in Plant Cells](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/2919/alison_courseware_intro_2919.jpg)
Introduction to Genetic Transformation in Plant Cells
- Explain the concept of biotransformation
- State the various types of Immobilization there are in p...
- Discuss the plasmid-mediated gene transfer me... Read More
![Diploma in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering Diploma in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/2942/alison_courseware_intro_2942.jpg)
Diploma in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering
- Discuss tissue engineering and whole tissue replacement
- Analyze the immune system and its various pathways and a...
- Categorize vaccine types Read More
![Biology - Evolution, Natural Selection and DNA Biology - Evolution, Natural Selection and DNA](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/1722/alison_courseware_intro_1722.jpg)
Biology - Evolution, Natural Selection and DNA
- Discuss natural selection and evolution
- Outline Darwin's ideas surrounding heredity
- Describe the causes of variations in a specie... Read More
![Principles of Heredity and Developmental Biology Principles of Heredity and Developmental Biology](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/2862/alison_courseware_intro_2862.jpg)
Principles of Heredity and Developmental Biology
- Discuss the chromosomal basis of Mendel's laws
- Outline the significance of recombination and linkage
- Identify some abnormalities caused by chromos... Read More
![Mastering Genomics: Unveiling Insights Through Microarray Analysis Mastering Genomics: Unveiling Insights Through Microarray Analysis](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/7004/alison_courseware_intro_7004.jpg)
Mastering Genomics: Unveiling Insights Through Microarray Analysis
- Illustrate installing the CRAN or Bioconductor packages ...
- Assess the gene expression database on various features ...
- Identify and extract differentially expressed... Read More
![Advanced Diploma in Genetic Engineering - Theory and Application Advanced Diploma in Genetic Engineering - Theory and Application](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/2517/alison_courseware_intro_2517.jpg)
Advanced Diploma in Genetic Engineering - Theory and Application
- Explain the concept of biotechnology
- Discuss the important milestones in biotechnology
- List the enzymes involved in molecular clonin... Read More
![Biology - Heredity Biology - Heredity](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/1723/alison_courseware_intro_1723.jpg)
Biology - Heredity
- Describe how heredity traits can be masked by our appear...
- Indicate how to use the ‘Punnett square’ to establish wh...
- Identify how to calculate % of population lightly to hav...
- Outline how bacteria replicate and change Read More
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