University College London (UCL) • Biology

Multivariate Characters

Evolution of Quantitative Characters

Sexual Antagonism, experimental evidence, mitochondrial contributions

Phenotypic Plasticity

Chromosome evolution - multiple chromosomes, sex determination

Evolution at multiple loci - selective sweep etc.

Speciation - modes of speciation allopatric, sympatric - Heliconus butterflies example, extra reading with sources cited

Mutation as a source of Genetic Variation

Types of viral vectors and function

Max Telford's Lecture Summary

DNA Cloning techniques

Continuous and Discontinuous Traits, Heritability, Numerical concepts in quantitative traits

Calculating changes in alleic frequencies, tracking frequencies, modelling

Kin Selection: Concept and mathematics Example of reciprocation, cooperation, selfishness, altriuism Evolution of such behaviours and examples

Frequency-Dependent Selection (positive and negative), sex ration, Evolutionary Game Theory (Hawk, Dove, Evolutionarily Stable Strategy), examples of extreme all Hawk/all dove behaviour : - with examples outside of lecture

Selection and Drift

Concept of Genetic Drift and Examples of genetic drift (extra reading with sources)

Introduction to Evolutionary Theory, Population genetics (Hardy-Weinberg) , Genetic Drift, and mathematical calculations to predict genotype frequencies

Mechanisms of next-gen sequencing: Illuma, Solexa etc.

DNA-profiling and VNTRs and history