Basic Gerbil Genetics ~ The Learning Curve
The Gerbil Genetics Learning Centre

Contents
Section 1
- Basic Genetics
- The Cellular Journey
- Cell Division
- Mitosis & Meiosis
- Mitosis
- Errors in Mitosis
- Meiosis
- Errors in Meiosis
Section 2
- Gerbil Mutations
- What exactly is a Mutation?
- Understanding the primary coat colours
- How the known mutations affect the coat of a Golden Agouti Gerbil
- How the known mutations affect the coat of a Black (self) Gerbil
Section 3
- Mendel's Laws applied to Gerbil coat colours
- Mendelian Traits
- Mendelian Inheritance
- Mendel's First Law
- Zygosity
- Homozygous
- Heterozygous
- Hemizygous
- Dominant & Recessive Genes
- The Punnett Square & The Probability Of Inheritance
- The Monohybrid Cross
- Filials
Section 4
- Mendel's Second Law
- The Dihybrid Cross
- The Test Cross or Backcross
- Monohybrid Test Cross
- Dihybrid Test Cross
Section 5
Section 6
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