WAEC Animal Husbandry · Section 5

Heredity, basic genetic terms and Mendel's first law of inheritance

Section E: Genetic Principles and Animal Improvement

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Official WAEC Animal Husbandry outline · Section E: Genetic Principles and Animal Improvement

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a. Heredity, basic genetic terms and Mendel's first law of inheritance

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Candidates should understand heredity and genetic terms (e.g. gene, genotype, phenotype, sex-linkage), cell division (meiosis and mitosis), inheritance of traits and Mendel's first law

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