Genetics & Genomics Videos (14 results)

Studying for the AP Bio exam? Watch this next: https://youtu.be/8fnE5eRgzXs 🌳 How do scientists map out the evolutionary history of life? In this AP Biology lesson, we’ll explore phylogeny and learn how to read and interpret phylogenetic trees — the evolutionary “family trees” that connect all living things. In this video, you’ll learn: - What phylogeny is and why it matters 🧬 - How to read phylogenetic trees step by step 🌱 - Key terms: nodes, derived traits, clades, and sister species…

Learn more about the Yale School of Medicine's response to COVID-19, visit: https://covid.yale.edu. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists knew it was a matter of time before new variants of the novel coronavirus, SARS-Cov-2, began to emerge in our communities. For a virus that mutates relatively slowly – picking up an average of two to three new mutations a month – how quickly these distinct variants took root would depend on how well we stopped the spread of the virus.…

Find out how GMOs are made by following the Hawaii Papaya GMO case study. The Hawaiian Papaya is a good example of a GMO crop that was genetically modified because of a disease that had a negative effect on the quality of a commercial food cultivation. The Papaya Ringspot Virus was ruining Hawaii’s papaya industry. So scientists decided to use genetic modification to resolve this problem. GMOs are created to withstand certain environmental problems, like insects or diseases. In order to do…

This video demonstrates the laboratory activity in the lesson plan, "The Science of a GMO." Students use an inquiry-based approach to observe 2 soybean seeds phenotypically through observation followed by genotypically through a simple protein detection test to determine the similarities and differences of a conventional (non-GM) soybean and a GM soybean. Link to lesson plan: https://www.agliteracy.org/matrix/lessons/598 Link to Soybean Seed Test lab kit:…