4.1

The candidate will be able to give an in-depth account of:

4.1.1

Mendelian genetics and of the way in which inherited characteristics are passed from one generation to the next.

4.1.2

mitosis and meiosis including crossover.

4.1.3

the effect of selection in a breeding population.

4.1.4

sex determination in the honey bee, its genetic basis, and an explanation of the production of diploid drones.

4.1.5

parthenogenesis in the honey bee.

4.1.6

the application of biometric and molecular techniques to the study of honey bee taxonomy.

4.1.7

breeding schemes used for the improvement of strains in honey bees.

4.1.8

the criteria used in the selection of breeder queen honey bees for both queen and drone production.

4.1.9

the techniques of instrumental insemination of queen honey bees.

4.2

The candidate will be able to give:

4.2.1

a definition of, and show an understanding of, the following terms used in Genetics: Diploid; Haploid; Polyploid; Gene; Chromosome; Genome; Allele; Dominance; Partial Dominance; Recessive; Polygenes; Filial Generation; Hetrozygous; Homozygous; Hemizygous; Heterosis; Linkage; Phenotype; Genotype; Mutation.

4.2.2

a definition of the Hardy Weinburg Rule and an in depth account of the inheritance and distribution of genes in a population of animals or plants.