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Lab Projects Population Genetics Course: GENE-612 Spring 2008 Seminar series of the Department of Ecosystem Science & Management: RLEM-681 Special Topics in Molecular Ecology: ESSM/MEPS/GENE 689 Personal Webpage Software Positions Population Genetics Course:   GENE-612  When:   TR  02:20PM - 03:35PM   Where:   Biochemistry & Biophysics Bldg (BICH) , room 106A Download: Syllabus Additional Errata for Hedrick, PW (2005) Genetics of Populations, 3rd ed. Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Sudbury, MA compiled by K.V. Krutovsky Additional Errata for Hedrick, PW (2010) Genetics of Populations, 4th ed. Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Sudbury, MA compiled by K.V. Krutovsky Software Lecture notes, homework assignments and solutions: week 1 - week 2 - week 3 - week 4 - week 5 - week 6 week 7 - week 8 - week 9 - week 10 - week 11 week 12 - week 13 - week 14 - week 15 - week 16 Week Topic Date Lecture or Activity Chapter reading 1 General Background and the Diversity of Genetic Variation Aug 30 Sep 1 1. Introduction to Population Genetics (history, paradigm, approaches, tools, etc.) 2. Patterns and Types of Genetic Variation & Markers; Review of some Math and Probability Theory Problem set/homework #1 due to Sep 8 --- Ch. 1 2 Measures of Genetic Variation Sep 6 Sep 8 3. Hardy-Weinberg Principle and Measures of Genetic Variability 4. Factors that affect genetic variation Problem set/homework #2 due to Sep 15 Ch. 2 PS Solutions #1 3 Selection: An Introduction Sep 13 Sep 15 5. Basic Selection Model 6. Estimation of Selection Problem set/homework #3a due to Sep 22 Ch. 3a PS Solutions #2 4 Selection: Advanced Topics Sep 20 Sep 22 7. Forms of selection 8. Ecological genetics Problem set/homework #3b due to Sep 29 Ch. 3b PS Solutions #3a 5 Genetic Drift and Effective Population Size Sep 27 Sep 29 9. Genetic Drift and Effective Population Size 10. Genetic Drift and Selection Problem set/homework #4 due to Oct 6 Ch. 4 PS Solutions #3b 6 Mutation Oct 4 Oct 6 11. Mutation 12. Mutation (cont.) Problem set/homework #5 due to Oct 20 Ch. 5 PS Solutions #4 7 Mid-term exam preparation Oct 11 Oct 13 13. Genetic drift and selection simulation software. Problem set/homework discussion and exercise. 14. Mid-term exam 8 Neutral Theory and Coalescence Oct 18 Oct 20 15. Neutral Theory and Predictions about Molecular Variation, Neutrality Tests 16. Coalescence and Gene Genealogies Problem set/homework #6 due to Oct 27 Ch. 6 PS Solutions #5 9 Gene Flow and Population Structure Oct 25 Oct 27 17. Gene flow and Population Structure 18. Population Structure Models Problem set/homework #7 due to Nov 3 Ch. 7 PS Solutions #6 10 Inbreeding Nov 1 Nov 3 19. Estimation of Inbreeding 20. Inbreeding and Selection Problem set/homework #8 due to Nov 10 Ch. 8 PS Solutions #7 11 Linkage Disequilibrium and Recombination Nov 8 Nov 10 21. Linkage Disequilibrium & Recombination 22. Multilocus Selection Problem set/homework #9 due to Nov 17 Ch. 9 PS Solutions #8 12 Molecular Phylogenetics, Evolution & Population Genomics Nov 15 Nov 17 23. Molecular Evolution & Phylogenetics 24. Population Genomics Project Highlights / Software demonstration / PS Discussion Ch. 6, III; Ch. 7, IIId; Ch. 9, VI PS Solutions #9 13 Projects Nov 22 Nov 24 25. Final lecture / Preparations for the final exam Presentation schedule 26. Thanksgiving (no class) 14 Projects Nov 29 Dec 1 27. Student presentations / Discussion Josephine Antwi Robert Britt Colleen Fisher Mary Gorton Angela Hawkins 28. Student presentations / Discussion Trevis Huggins Roel Lerma Victor Mason Megan Norton Elizabeth Richey 15 Projects Dec 6 Dec 8 29. Student presentations / Discussion Anas Khanshour Rodriguez Ostilio Joana Rocha Cory Thurman Kylee Veazey Mallory Williams 30. Reading day (no class)   16 Final Exam Dec 12 (Mon) 31. Final Exam (1:00 to 5:00 PM) (solutions)   Site Under Construction