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Mendel’s Principles of Heredity (2000 Multimedia)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

CD-ROM

A presentation centred on the work of Gregor Johann Mendel. Includes biographical material; Mendel’s pure-breeding pea plant; self-fertilising pea plants; the seven traits of Mendel’s pea plants;...

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Gregor Mendel and His Work (1966 Video)

aka: Mendel: Father of Genetics

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. VHS. sd. col. 15 min.

An English language version of the German original made in 1963. Recreates Mendel’s classic experiments on the pea as a means of expounding the basic principles of Mendelian genetics.

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Organic Evolution (1986 Video)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min., 1999 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p)

Traces the development of various theories of evolution. In six 10-minute segments: In the Beginning (the Biblical account of creation and challenges by Linnaeus, Buffon and Lamarck); Darwin, naturally;...

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Heredity (1978 Multimedia)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, Audiocassette. 28 min.; 15 slides. col.

Side 1: Mendel and his experiments. Side 2: Chromosome basis of genetics. Provides a background to Mendelism, outlining the work on plant breeding up to the middle of the 19th century, and discusses the...

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Mendelian Genetics (1986 Video)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 6 min.

Shows how mice can be used to demonstrate Mendel’s first law, the law of segregation. The programme is designed to be interactive: students are asked to view the families of mice and note their...

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Investigating Heredity (2000 Multimedia)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

CD-ROM

Explores aspects of heredity, covering topics such as Mendel’s pea plant experiments and the principles of heredity; chromosonal inheritance illustrated by Walter Sutton and Thomas Morgan experiments on...

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Patterns of Inheritance

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, VHS (NTSC, 25 minutes), $189.00

Graphics and real-world illustrations are designed to help students sort out the complexities of Mendelian genetics. Traces the processes and logic of Mendel’s experiments with peas to demonstrate the...

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Scientific Enquiry: Big Questions - The Nature of Scientific Enquiry

Subject

Science

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 5 x 100 minutes), £19.00

Five 20-minute programmes on the life, work and struggles of scientists who have made great intellectual leaps: Faraday, Darwin, Mendel, Mendeleev, and Hubble. The programmes ask how they did it, what they...

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Lifelines (1998 Video)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 29 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Considers some of the key contributors to the development of our understanding of inheritance, focusing on the work of Darwin and his theory of natural selection, Mendel’s breeding experiments and on...

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Mechanisms of Evolution (2005)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 28 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

Covers the three main ways in which evolution occurs, with chapters on genetic drift, mutation and natural selection. Gregor Mendel’s genetic theory is explained using coloured counters to represent genes.

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