Universität Wien

300216 VO Introduction to Population Genetics (2022W)

5.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
GEMISCHT

An/Abmeldung

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Details

Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine

Lectures every Thursday during term, 10:00-12:30
Exercises every Friday 13:00-16:00
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Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Content:
Selection, genetic drift, migration, mutation & recombination, genome evolution, sequence evolution, neutral theory, neutrality tests, introduction to quantitative genetics

Goals:
The students have gained a fundamental understanding of the evolutionary process within populations and species. They recognize selection, mutation, recombination, migration, and genetic drift as the forces to drive this process and can describe the evolutionary consequences of these forces in a quantitative model. They are able to capture and to interpret the genotypic and phenotypic patterns created by evolution on the population level.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Combined exam for the whole module MES1 (10 ECTS) as one exam, based on the lecture: "Introduction to Population Genetics" 5 ECTS and the practical course: "Exercises in Population Genetics" 5 ECTS)

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Minimal requirement: good understanding of key concepts taught in the lecture and the exercises. 50% of points in the written exam are required to pass.

Prüfungsstoff

Content of lecture and exercises

Literatur

Suggested reading:
Charlesworth & Charlesworth, Elements of Evolutionary Genetics, Roberts and Company Publishers
Hedrick, Genetics of Populations, Jones and Bartlett
Gillespie, Population Genetics, a concise guide, Johns Hopkins University Press


Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

MES 1

Letzte Änderung: Mi 07.09.2022 09:28