Mendelism and classical genetics

The cell-the basic unit of life

DNA-the chemical basis of heredity

Chromosomes-organized DNA

Traits-how genes are expressed

Genomes-reading the genetic code

Mutations-misreading the code

Cancer-genetics gone awry

Bacteria-a different way of doing things

Organelles-genetics outside the nucleus

Viruses-hijacking heredity

Genetic engineering-sculpting the code

Evolution-change driven by genetics

Humans-how genetics affects us