Universität Wien

300216 VO Introduction to Population Genetics (2024W)

5.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes

Every Thursday during term, 10:00 - 12:30 at the Veterinary Medical University Vienna, Lecture Hall M. Start Oct. 3rd.


Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

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.

Assessment and permitted materials

Oral exam.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimal requirement: good understanding of key concepts taught in the lecture.

Examination topics

Contents of the lecture.

Reading list

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

Association in the course directory

MES1

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