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Video Clips

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2:31 minutes (5:57 - 8:28)
Survival of the fittest; selection based on alleles that give an individual a more fit phenotype. Speciation.
Prof. Eric Lander, Prof. Robert Weinberg, Dr. Claudette Gardel
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6:44 minutes (33:27 - 40:11)
Mapping humans based on genetic diversity. Support for Out-of-Africa theory for and human movement through time.
Prof. Eric Lander, Prof. Robert Weinberg, Dr. Claudette Gardel
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17:30 minutes (13:14 - 30:44)
Use of DNA alignment as evolutionary chronometers. Determine relationships between organisms/phylogeny based on similarities in DNA sequence. Example: 16S rRNA genes.
Prof. Penny Chisholm, Prof. Graham Walker, Dr. Julia Khodor, Dr. Michelle Mischke
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Practice Problems

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Problem 3 (page 4)
Various mechanisms of evolution on a population and molecular level.
Prof. Eric Lander, Prof. Robert Weinberg, Dr. Claudette Gardel
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Definitions and descriptions of various processes involved in evolution such as the Bottleneck Effect.
Prof. Eric Lander, Prof. Robert Weinberg, Dr. Claudette Gardel
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