Darwin and Inheritance - for iPod/iPhone
12 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 14 years ago - ★★ - 2 ratingsHow 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.
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Episodes
Darwin and Inheritance
March 26, 2010 04:45 - 1 minute - 1.06 MBA short introduction to this album.
Transcript -- Darwin and Inheritance
March 26, 2010 04:45 - 18.5 KB application/pdfTranscript -- A short introduction to this album.
Darwin's Burning Question
March 01, 2009 22:00 - 4 minutes - 25.9 MB VideoDarwin's Theory of Evolution lacked a credible explanation for characteristics which skipped generations.
Transcript -- Darwin's Burning Question
March 01, 2009 22:00 - 26.2 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Darwin's Theory of Evolution lacked a credible explanation for characteristics which skipped generations.
Mendel and Heredity
March 01, 2009 21:59 - 4 minutes - 23.5 MB VideoThe story of Mendel who in the 1850's observed hereditary patterns in plants such as the pea.
Transcript -- Mendel and Heredity
March 01, 2009 21:59 - 26.1 KB application/pdfTranscript -- The story of Mendel who in the 1850's observed hereditary patterns in plants such as the pea.
Galapagos & Nature's Variety
March 01, 2009 21:58 - 5 minutes - 28 MB VideoDarwin travels to Galapagos Islands and is confused by the variations within species such as finches.
Transcript -- Galapagos & Nature's Variety
March 01, 2009 21:58 - 25.9 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Darwin travels to Galapagos Islands and is confused by the variations within species such as finches.
Darwinism Meets Mendelian Genetics
March 01, 2009 21:57 - 6 minutes - 35.3 MB VideoOnly in the 1930's was it realised that it is not attributes that are passed on but genes.
Transcript -- Darwinism Meets Mendelian Genetics
March 01, 2009 21:57 - 27.9 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Only in the 1930's was it realised that it is not attributes that are passed on but genes.
Miescher Identifies DNA
March 01, 2009 21:56 - 6 minutes - 35.1 MB VideoMiescher speculates that DNA could provide the missing piece of the puzzle of how the laws of inheritance worked physically. .
Transcript -- Miescher Identifies DNA
March 01, 2009 21:56 - 28.1 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Miescher speculates that DNA could provide the missing piece of the puzzle of how the laws of inheritance worked physically. .