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Evolutionary Biology
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Evolutionary Biology

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Biology

Before this course

Principles of Biology II
Genetics

Topics

Natural selection

Main lesson
Response to selection
Use this for “With h² = 0.4, breeders 2 cm taller than average give offspring how much taller?”

Genetic drift

Main lesson
Chance a new mutation fixes
Use this for “What is the chance a new neutral mutation fixes in a population of 100?”

Phylogenetics

Main lesson
Counting possible trees
Use this for “How many rooted trees can five species form?”
Jukes–Cantor distance and divergence time
Use this for “Two genes differ at 30 of 200 sites. What is the Jukes–Cantor distance, and how long ago did they split?”

Speciation

Main lesson
Modes of speciation
Use this for “A new river splits a mouse population in two, and the halves drift apart. Which mode of speciation is this?”
Course test
See what you know: 10 questions on this course
New questions each time. Pass to mark it complete.
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