SUBJECT
Title
Advanced Population Genetics
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
2
Recommended in
Semesters 1-4
Typically offered in
Autumn/Spring semester
Course description
This is a problem solving seminar that helps in understanding and applying basic models of population genetics.
1-2. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
3-4. Linkage equilibrium and disequilibrium
5-6. Genetic drift
7-8. Inbreeding.
9. Genetic structure of populations. Genetic distance. Migration.
10-11. Natural selection
12. Mutation, mutation-selection
13-14. Quantitative genetics
Readings
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Hartl, D.L. and A.G. Clark 1997: Principles of population genetics. Sinauer