BIO459H Population Genetics 26L, 13T Study of the genetics of evolutionary processes, with emphasis on the relationship between theory and experiment. Topics include natural selection, evolution of quantitative traits, genetic drift and neutral theory, population structure, genetics of adaptation, maintenance of genetic variation, and conservation genetics. Gene structure, neutrality, nucleotide sequence evolution, sequence evolution, sequence alignment, phylogeny construction, gene families, transposition. The study of behaviour, ecology, evolution and genetics. Current research programs, special publications, and laboratory exposure are the basis for discussing issues.
Discussions are lead by students.
Each instructor is responsible for a separate module. 78T Student directed roundtable on current topics in ecology, with emphasis on aquatic systems. Critical reviews or other student presentations are based on current literature. We welcome your comments and enquiries . All contents copyright , 1998.