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PRACTICAL EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
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CZOL 614P |
PRACTICAL EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY |
Students will able to CO 1: Analyse fossils from models/ picture CO 2: Appraise the homology and analogy from suitable specimens CO 3: Speculate the source of genetic variation and how it is shaped in the absence of selection (Hardy-Weinberg; genetic drift) CO 4: Construct and interpret phylogenetic trees |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching
Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical |
Class test Semester end examinations, Quiz Assignments Presentation Individual and group projects |
1. Study of fossils from models/ pictures
2. Study of homology and analogy from suitable specimens
3. Study and verification of Hardy-Weinberg Law by chi square analysis
4. Demonstration of role of natural selection and genetic drift in changing allele frequencies using simulation studies
5. Graphical representation and interpretation of data of height/ weight of a sample of 100 humans in relation to their age and sex.
6. Construction of phylogenetic trees with the help of bioinformatics tools (Clustal X, Phylip, NJ) and its interpretation.
SUGGESTED READINGS
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Ridley, M (2004) Evolution III Edition Blackwell publishing
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Hall, B.K. and Hallgrimson, B (2008). Evolution IV Edition. Jones and Barlett Publishers.
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Campbell, N.A. and Reece J.B (2011). Biology. IX Edition. Pearson, Benjamin, Cummings.
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Douglas, J. Futuyma (1997). Evolutionary Biology. Sinauer Associates. Snustad.
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S Principles of Genetics.
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Pevsner, J (2009). Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics. II Edition Wiley- Blackwell
