第一个视频在这个流行的系列基因是名为“理解基本概念。”It covers basic biology briefly and superficially but deals with the topics of chromosomes, DNA, transcription to mRNA, and translation to protein rather extensively. It also explains the concept of independent assortment and crossing over of chromatids in an easily understandable manner. The animation helps make those complex phenomena easy to grasp.
第2部分,“发现:障碍和突变”首先描绘了奥地利僧侣孟德尔的遗传模式通过他的实验发现豌豆植物。该项目收益与人类疾病的例子遵循孟德尔常染色体隐性遗传,常染色体显性遗传,x连锁特征。程序解释简明和障碍的临床表现和各自的分子变异。它接着简要讨论的作用在进化和突变杂合的优势的问题,如抗恶性疟原虫疟疾携带者镰状细胞特征。