12 episodes

How are genetic traits handed down through generations? How did you inherit your grandfather's red hair whilst your parents are both black-haired? Even Charles Darwin himself never really understood the causes behind this. This album traces the development of our understanding of the laws of inheritance. The tracks on this album, drawn from an Open University programme first broadcast in 1998, explore the discoveries of scientists such as the botanist Mendel, and the chemist Friedrich Miescher who first identified DNA, and see how they come together with Darwin's theory of evolution to form the concepts which lie at the heart of modern genetics. Contributors include Richard Dawkins, Colin Tudge, John Maynard Smith, Steven Rose and Steve Jones.

Darwin and Inheritance - for iPod/iPhone The Open University

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How are genetic traits handed down through generations? How did you inherit your grandfather's red hair whilst your parents are both black-haired? Even Charles Darwin himself never really understood the causes behind this. This album traces the development of our understanding of the laws of inheritance. The tracks on this album, drawn from an Open University programme first broadcast in 1998, explore the discoveries of scientists such as the botanist Mendel, and the chemist Friedrich Miescher who first identified DNA, and see how they come together with Darwin's theory of evolution to form the concepts which lie at the heart of modern genetics. Contributors include Richard Dawkins, Colin Tudge, John Maynard Smith, Steven Rose and Steve Jones.

    Darwin and Inheritance

    Darwin and Inheritance

    A short introduction to this album.

    • 1 min
    Transcript -- Darwin and Inheritance

    Transcript -- Darwin and Inheritance

    A short introduction to this album.

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    Darwin's Burning Question

    Darwin's Burning Question

    Darwin's Theory of Evolution lacked a credible explanation for characteristics which skipped generations.

    • 4 min
    Transcript -- Darwin's Burning Question

    Transcript -- Darwin's Burning Question

    Darwin's Theory of Evolution lacked a credible explanation for characteristics which skipped generations.

    • video
    Mendel and Heredity

    Mendel and Heredity

    The story of Mendel who in the 1850's observed hereditary patterns in plants such as the pea.

    • 4 min
    Transcript -- Mendel and Heredity

    Transcript -- Mendel and Heredity

    The story of Mendel who in the 1850's observed hereditary patterns in plants such as the pea.

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