Genes and Genomes: Fundamentals of Molecular Evolution
(Spring 2012)
Meret Oppenheim. 1936. "Object." Chinese gazelle (Procapra przewalskii) fur covered cup, saucer, and spoon
Lecture and Exam Schedule
Powerpoint Presentations
- Administrative Stuff
- What is Molecular Evolution?
- Evolution as a Play
- A Short History of DNA
- DNA and RNA
- Proteins and Translation
- Mutation
- Dynamics of Genes in Populations
- Weak Forces of Evolution
- Selection
- Introduction to Probability
- Random Genetic Drift
- Gene Substitution
- Genetic Variability
- Mutationism, Neutralism, Selectionism
- Evolutionary Change in Nucleotide Sequences
- Number of Substitutions between two Protein-Coding Genes
- Alignment of amino-acid and nucleotide sequences
- Molecular Evolutionary Analysis
- Rates of Mutation
- Substitution Rates
- Functional Constraint
- Positive Darwinian Selection
- Male Driven Evolution
- Patterns of Nucleotide Substitution
- Codon Usage
- Iconography of Evolution
- Clocks
- Introduction to Phylogenetics
- Phylogenetic Terminology
- Methods of Phylogenetic Reconstruction
- Processing and Testing of Phylogenetic Trees
- Human Phylogeny
- Cetacean Phylogeny
- Molecular Archeology
- Early Divergence Events
- Segmental, Componential, and Contextual Changes
- Gene duplication
- Polyploidy
- Concerted Evolution
- Domains and Internal Gene Duplication
- Intelligent and Unintelligent Design
- Molecular Tinkering
- Transposable Elements
- SINEs and LINEs
Gabriel Germain Joncherie. ca. 1829-1844.
"Still Life of Eggs Cooking on a Stove." Oil on canvas
Glossary of Terms
Tim Noble and Sue Webster. 2007.
"Metal Fucking Rats with Shaped Tail(Version 1)."
Welded scrap metal and light projector