Using the Domestic Cat in the Teaching of Genetics.
Using the Domestic Cat in the Teaching of Genetics.
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在遗传学教学中使用家猫。
DOI：
10.1080/00219266.1986.9654766
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发表时间：
1986
影响因子：
1.1
通讯作者：
J. Kinnear
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作者：
J. Kinnear
家猫有潜力丰富遗传学学生的学习经验。它不仅是学生们非常熟悉的动物，而且还表现出基因多态性，这种多态性表现在很容易看到的毛色、毛纹和毛质的变化上。家猫可以提供例子来说明传播遗传学的许多概念，包括显性、不完全显性、多重等位基因、x连锁和致死性。猫也可以用来说明其他相关概念，包括x失活和环境对表型的影响，以及群体遗传学的概念。因此，使用家猫可以对传统上作为遗传学研究对象的生物的使用进行有价值的补充。虽然猫不是一种适合进行实际育种实验的动物，但使用计算机模拟或与猫饲养员讨论可以代替这种活动。本文提供了基于……的例子。
The domestic cat has the potential to enrich the learning experiences of students of genetics. Not only is it an animal that is very familiar to students, it also displays genetic polymorphism that is expressed in the readily visible variations in coat colour, coat pattern, and coat composition. The domestic cat can provide exemplars to illustrate many of the concepts of transmission genetics, including dominance, incomplete dominance, multiple allelism, X-linkage, and lethality. The cat can also be used to illustrate other relevant concepts, including X-inactivation and effect of environment on the phenotype, as well as concepts of population genetics. Use of the domestic cat, then, can be a valuable complement to the use of the organisms that have traditionally been the objects of study in genetics. While the cat is not a suitable animal for actual breeding experiments, the use of computer simulations or discussions with cat breeders can substitute for this activity. The paper provides examples based on...