e-Pedagogium 2017, 17(3):149-161 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2017.044

Misconceptions in Genetics: Review Study

Jana Vlčková
Mgr. Jana Vlčková, Pedagogická fakulta Masarykovy univerzity, Poříčí 7, 603 00 Brno, E-mail: 252511@mail.muni.cz

The presented text is a review study of researches dealing with misconceptions in genetics. Genetics is a new and developing field of science. On the other hand, it is a field full of abstract concepts that are difficult to understand. Misconceptions are such explanations of phenomena and processes that are different from the current scientific knowledge. The examined studies are compared from the perspective of aims, research questions, research tools and methods. The results show that researches quite often focus on understanding of the basic genetic concepts. The aims of the researches are not concrete, and the data analyses are not described. The results of the researches show inconsistent understanding of genetics concepts and overestimating of possibilities offered by genetics. The influence of local culture is an important factor too.

Keywords: Misconceptions, genetics, understanding of genetics, review study

Published: September 1, 2017  Show citation

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Vlčková, J. (2017). Misconceptions in Genetics: Review Study. e-Pedagogium, 17(3), 149-161. doi: 10.5507/epd.2017.044
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