Slide 1Selection and Speciation Slide 2 Write a sentence to describe what the phrase ‘survival of the fittest’ means to you Slide 3 Species Organisms that belong to the…

1.POPULATION GENETICS2. Gene (or Allelic) Frequencies  Genetic data for a population can be expressed as gene or allelic frequencies  All genes have at least two alleles…

1.POPULATION GENETICS2. Gene (or Allelic) Frequencies  Genetic data for a population can be expressed as gene or allelic frequencies  All genes have at least two alleles…

1. Hardy-Weinberg Law of Population Genetics Prepared by Pratheep Sandrasaigaran Lecturer at Manipal International University 2. Constant Allele Frequencies • Population…

Slide 1 3 rd Place Winning Project, 2009 USPROC Author: Kinjal Basu Sujayam Saha Sponsor Professor: S. Ghosh A.K. Ghosh Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India Slide…

Slide 1 Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Population Genetics: Part I Slide 2 Outline Introduction The problem of genetic variation and natural selection Why do allele frequencies…

Slide 1  Cells divide twice  First step is essentially mitosis but then they divide again  First time there is replication so you end up with a normal number of…

Slide 1 Models of Selection Goal: to build models that can predict a population’s response to natural selection What are the key factors? Today’s model: haploid, one…

Slide 1 the gradualist point of view (review) Evolution occurs within populations where the fittest organisms have a selective advantage. Over time the advantages genes become…

Slide 1 the gradualist point of view Evolution occurs within populations where the fittest organisms have a selective advantage. Over time the advantages genes become fixed…