Evolution Course
Department of
Biology
Technion
– Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
Lecturer: Itai
Yanai
Teaching
assistant: Ori
Avinoam
Course
number: 134133
Winter Semester, 2011
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Course Material
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Date |
Topic |
Lecture |
Readings from Book |
Assignment |
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1 |
25.10.11 |
An
introduction to evolutionary biology |
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2 |
1.11.11 |
Evidence
for evolution |
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3 |
8.11.11 |
Phylogenetics & The tree of life |
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4 |
15.11.11 |
Genetic
variation & genetic drift |
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5 |
22.11.11 |
Natural
selection |
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6 |
29.11.11 |
Natural
selection |
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7 |
6.12.11 |
Interaction
of natural selection with other forces and adaptation |
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13.12.11 |
MIDTERM EXAM |
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8 |
20.12.11 |
Measuring
selection and genome evolution |
To
be announced |
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9 |
3.1.12 |
Evo-devo: Evolution of developmental
programs |
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10 |
10.1.12 |
Origin of
life |
To
be announced |
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11 |
17.1.12 |
Phenotypic
evolution |
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12 |
24.1.12 |
Evolution
of novelty |
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13 |
31.1.12 |
Human
evolution |
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