652-301 Population and Evolutionary Genetics

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By the end of the subject students should:

• have a general appreciation of the processes occurring within and between populations of organisms and in the evolution of organisms over time;

• understand the genetical and ecological properties of populations of animals and plants and their relevance to micro- and macro-evolution;

• understand the current debates on evolutionary processes and have developed some ability to evaluate and integrate differing viewpoints.

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Population genetics: genetic models of populations; maintenance of genetic polymorphisms; modes of selection; gene flow and population differentiation. Evolution: microevolution and macroevolution; common and special features of evolution in plants and animals; chemical and molecular evolution; origin of life; role of directed evolution for breeding of plants and animals for economic purposes.

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