BIO4181

Course Materials

DATE	TOPIC	Handouts/Problem Sets/Exams
8-27	Scope and Premises of Population Genetics	Syllabus Problem Set 1 Questions
	I. Population Structure
9-1	Hardy Weinberg	G. H. Hardy (1908) and Hardy–Weinberg Equilib Montgomery Slatkin
9-3	Systems of Mating I pdf format
9-8	Systems of Mating II
9-10	Genetic Drift pdf format	Problem Set 2 Questions
9-15	Neutrality and Molecular Evolution
9-17	Coalescence pdf format	Problem Set 1 Key Problem Set 3 Questions
9-22	Gene Flow & Subdivision I pdf format
9-24	Gene Flow & Subdivision II
9-29	mtDNA, Y-DNA: Separating History from Gene Flow pdf format	Problem Set 2 Key Problem Set 4 Questions
	II. Genotype and Phenotype
10-1	Quantitative Genetics: means pdf format
10-6	Quantitative Genetics: variances pdf format
10-8	The Unmeasured Genotype Approach
10-13	The Measured Genotype Approach pdf format	Problem Set 5 Questions
	III. Selection
10-15	Measures of Fitness & Constant Fitness Models pdf format	Problem Set 3 Key Problem Set 4 Key
10-20	Selection on Quantitative Traits & FFTNS pdf format	Problem Set 5 Key
10-22	Examination on Sections I & II	2009 Midterm Key and Distribution Helpful equations 2008 Midterm Key 2007 Midterm and Key
10-27	Pleiotropy and Developmental Constraints pdf format
10-29	Interactions of selection with other evolutionary forces pdf format	Problem Set 6 Questions
11-3	The Shifting Balance Theory pdf format
	IV. Units and Targets of Selection
11-5	The Unit of Selection pdf format
11-10
11-12	Targets Above Individual pdf format	Problem Set 1 Chapt. 11 correction Problem Set 6 Key Problem Set 7 Questions
	V. Ecological Genetics
11-17	Environmental Heterogeneity I pdf format
11-19	Environmental Heterogeneity II pdf format
11-24	Coevolution
12-1	Life History Evolution
12-3	Course Summary: the aa syndrome
12-11	Final Exam: 10:30 – 12:30 AM	Equations that may be useful 2007 Final Key

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