Duke University - Introduction to Genetics and Evolution 

Welcome to the Course

Course App and Readings

What is Evolution? (G)

Basic Principles and Evidence for Evolution (G)

Acceptance of Evolution (G)

Responding to Criticisms of Evolutionary Theory (G)

Interview with Jerry Coyne (G)

Supplemental Materials, Evidence for Evolution

Genetics I

Introduction to Genetics (G)

Inheritance (G)

Genetic Scales (S)

Mitosis, Meiosis, and Ploidy (S)

Basic Single-Gene Inheritance (G)

X-Linked Inheritance and Independent Assortment (S)

Supplemental Materials, Genetics I

Genetics Problem Set 1

Genetics I Quiz

Genetics II

Recombination (G)

Calculation of Recombination Distance (S)

Generating a Gene Map (S)

Bonus Video: A More Challenging Problem (S)

Genetic Mapping (S)

Mapping Traits Relative to Markers in a Cross (S)

Mapping Traits Relative to Markers in a Population (S)

Supplemental Materials, Genetics II

Genetics Problem Set 2

Genetics II Quiz

Genetics III

Origin of Genetic Variation (G)

Shortcomings of the Single Gene Model (G)

Mutation Rates (S)

Mapping Complex Traits (S)

Complex Traits in Crosses (S)

Genome-wide Association Studies (S)

Supplemental Materials, Genetics III

Genetics Problem Set 3

Genetics III Quiz

Heritability and Population Growth

Contribution of Genes vs. Environment I (G, S)

Contribution of Genes vs. Environment II (S)

Contribution of Genes vs. Environment III (S)

Breeder's Equation (S)

Population Growth (S)

Carrying Capacity (S)

Supplemental Materials, Heritability and Population Growth

Heritability Problem Set

Heritability Quiz

Population Genetics I

Allele and Genotype Frequencies (S)

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium (S)

Deviation from Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium (S)

Differences Between Populations: Origins and Quantification (S)

Differences Between Populations: Effects of Gene Flow (S)

Inbreeding (S)

Supplemental Materials, Population Genetics I

Population Genetics Problem Set 1

Population Genetics Quiz

Population Genetics II

Natural Selection Fundamentals (S)

Types at Single Loci (S)

Types Acting on Traits (S)

Genetic Drift and Sampling Error (S)

Sampling Error over Many Generations (S)

Case Studies and Examples (G)

Rate of Neutral Molecular Evolution (S)

Supplemental Materials, Population Genetics II

Population Genetics Problem Set 2

Population Genetics II Quiz

Molecular Evolution

Evolutionary Advantages of Sex (G)

Recombination, Selective Sweeps, and Hitchhiking (S)

Signatures of Natural Selection (S)

Background Selection (S)

Signatures of Natural Selection in Individual Genes (G,S)

Searching for Natural Selection: dN/dS (S)

Searching for Natural Selection: McDonald-Kreitman Test (S)

Supplemental Materials, Molecular Evolution

Molecular Evolution Problem Set

Molecular Evolution Quiz

Adaptive Behaviors and Sexual Selection

Optimality and Adaptive Feeding (G)

Communication and Parental Care (G)

Intro to Sexual Selection (G)

Sexual Selection: Male Competition and Female Choice (G)

Sexual Selection: Evolutionary Causes (S)

Supplemental Materials, Adaptive Behaviors and Sexual Selection

Behavior and Sexual Selection Problem Set

Adaptive Behaviors and Sexual Selection Quiz

Speciation and Phylogenetics

Keeping Species Separated (G)

Speciation: Effects of Geography (S)

Speciation: Genetic Control (S)

Reading Evolutionary Trees (G)

Generating Evolutionary Trees (S)

Phylogenetic Comparative Method (S)

Supplemental Materials, Speciation and Phylogenetics

Speciation and Phylogenetics Problem Set

Speciation and Phylogenetics Quiz

Applied Evolution

Applications of Evolutionary Insights (G)

MISapplications of Evolutionary Insights (G)

Supplemental Materials, Applied Evolution