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Syllabus of Adikavi Nannaya University (ANU) MSc Zoology - Z 05 – Population Genetics and Evolution
Posted Date: 28 Jul 2008 Resource Type: Articles/Knowledge Sharing Category: Syllabus
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Syllabus of Adikavi Nannaya University (ANU) MSc Zoology - Z 05 – Population Genetics and Evolution
Unit I:
1.0 Concepts of evolution and theories of organic evolution with emphasis on Darwinism.
2.0 Neo-Darwinism
2.1 Hardy Weinberg law of genetic equilibrium
2.2 A detailed account of destabilizing forces (i) natural selection (ii) Mutation, (iii) Migration
Unit II:
3.0 Quantifying genetic variability
3.1 Genetic structure of natural population
3.2 Phenotypic variation
3.3 Models explaining changes in genetic structure of population
3.4 Factors affecting human diseases frequency
4.0 Genetics of quantitative traits in population
4.1 Analysis of quantitative traits.
4.2 Quantitative traits and natural selection
4.3 Estimation of habitability
4.4 Genotype-environmental interactions
Unit III:
5.0 Genetics of speciation
5.1 Phylogenetics and biological concept of species
5.2 Patterns and mechanisms of reproductive isolation
5.3 Models of speciation (Allopatric, Sympatric, Parapatric)
Unit IV
6.0 Molecular Evolution
6.1 Gene evolution
6.2 Evolution of gene families, Molecular drive
7.0 Origin of higher categories
7.1 Phylogenetic gradualism and punctuated equilibrium
7.2 Micro-and macro-evaluation
Unit V
8.0 Molecular Phylogenetics
8.1 How to construct Phylogenetic tress?
8.2 Immunological techniques
8.3 Amine acid phylogeny-DNA-DNA hybridizations, Restriction Enzyme sites. Nucleotide sequence comparisons and homologies.
8.4 Molecular clocks.
Practical:
1. Population genetics: Calculating gene frequencies and genotype frequencies for Autosomal dominant traits, Autosomal recessive traits using Binomial distribution.
2. Quantitative Genetics: Mean, Standard Deviation, Chi-Square & Variance
3. Problems on related topics
4. Multifactor inheritance
Suggested Books
1. Dobzhansky, Th. Genetics and origin of Species, Surjeet Publication, Delhi
2. Dobzhansky, Th., F.J. Ayala, G.L., Stebbens and J.M. Valentine Evolution, Surjeet Publication, Delhi
3. Futuyama, D.J. Evolutionary Biology, Suinuer Associates, INC, Publishers, Dunderland
4. Hartl. D.L.A. Primer of population Genetics, Sinauer Associates, INC Massachusetts.
5. Jha, A.P. Genes and Evolution, John Publication, New Delhi
6. King, M. Species Evoluution – the role of chromosomal change. The Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
7. Meerrer, D.J. Evolution and genetics. Oxford University Press, New York.
8. Strikberger, M.W. Evolution, Jones and Bartett Publishers, Boston London.
For more details, visit http://www.nannayauniversity.info/
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