Mendelian or Multifactorial? Current Undergraduate Genetics Assessments Focus on Genes and Rarely Include the Environment

Mendelian or Multifactorial? Current Undergraduate Genetics Assessments Focus on Genes and Rarely Include the Environment

ABSTRACT Undergraduate genetics courses have historically focused on simple genetic models, rather than taking a more multifactorial approach where students explore how traits are influenced by a combination of genes, the environment, and gene-by-environment interactions. While a focus on simple gen...

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Main Authors: Kelly M. Schmid, Dennis Lee, Monica Weindling, Awais Syed, Stephanie-Louise Yacoba Agyemang, Brian Donovan, Gregory Radick, Michelle K. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
Subjects:
assessment
curriculum
environment
genes
genetics
undergraduate
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.00093-22

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.00093-22

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