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BIO-234 Lectures

Unit 1: Introduction to Evolution

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Lecture Topic
1.1 Syllabus and introduction
1.2 Evidence for microevolution & speciation
1.3 Evidence for macroevolution
1.4 Artificial and natural selection
1.5 Reading evolutionary trees
1.6 Phylogeny reconstruction

Unit 2: Mechanisms of Evolution

Lecture Topic
2.1 Causes and consequences of genetic variation
2.2 Models of natural selection
2.3 Natural selection theory
2.4 Mutation-selection balance
2.5 Genetic drift
2.6 Neutral theory and inbreeding

Unit 3: Adaptation

Lecture Topic
3.1 Quantitative genetics
3.2 Methods for studying adaptation
3.3 Sexual selection
3.4 Evolution of social behavior
3.5 Life history evolution
3.6 Evolutionary medicine

Unit 4: History of Life on Earth

Lecture Topic
4.1 Speciation
4.2 Origins of Life
4.3 Precambrian evolution
4.4 Cambrian evolution
4.5 Human origins

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