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Jaime Herrera

Jaime Herrera teaches undergraduate genetics at a state university in Missoula, Montana. He received a biology degree from the University of Alaska Fairbanks before finishing his master’s in genetics. In the lecture hall, Herrera teaches classical inheritance alongside molecular biology, helping undergraduate pre-medical students build confidence in introductory lab techniques and basic problem-solving methods.

What Is the Difference Between a Nonsense and Missense Mutation?
What Are Cistrons and How Do They Function in Genetics?
What Is a Dominant Negative Mutation?
Facultative vs. Constitutive Heterochromatin: Key Differences
Genetic Complementation: What It Is and How It Works
What Is an Acrocentric Chromosome and Why Is It Important?
Cis vs. Trans in Genetics: What’s the Difference?
The OPN1LW Gene: How It Enables Human Red Color Vision
What Is a Quantitative Trait Locus (QTL)?
What Does a Heterozygous Pathogenic Variant Mean?
Hutterite Inbreeding and Its Genetic Consequences
What Is X-Inactivation and Why Is It Important?
What Is Haploinsufficiency and What Causes It?
How to Determine Genotype From Gel Electrophoresis
African Phenotypes: Genetic Diversity and Environmental Impact
What Is a Monoallelic Mutation & How Does It Cause Disease?
G6PD and Malaria: A Double-Edged Sword of Protection
What Is the CCR5 Gene and What Does It Do?
Is Crossing Over a Random Event? Yes and No
How to Calculate Penetrance From Genotype and Family Data
What Is the Approximate Size of the Chloroplast Genome?
What Are Genetic Hitchhikers and How Do They Work?
Is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Autosomal or Sex-Linked?
What Is a P Element and How Does It Work?
How to Create a Chromosome Map From Crossover Frequencies
What Is Attenuation in Genetics?
Are Tigons Sterile? The Genetics of Hybrid Infertility
What Is a Conditional Mutation and How Does It Work?
What Is the Purpose of Dosage Compensation?
What Is Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy (MRT)?