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Modern Theories of Evolution

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Lecture 1 - History of Evolution
What is variation,
What is inheritance,
What is selection
33  cards
Lecture 2 and 3 - History of Molecular Evolution
When did the first dna evolve,
When was evolutionary synthesis f...,
What was known about molecular ev...
33  cards
Lecture 4 - Mutations
What can mutation be defined as,
What are 3 sources of mutation,
What is a substitution
29  cards
Lecture 5 - Gene Duplication
What is subfunctionalisation,
What is gene conversion,
What is nonfunctionalisation
33  cards
Lecture 6 - Horizontal Gene Transfer and Transposable Elements
What is horizontal gene transfer,
Give an example of how horizontal...,
Where does yeast mitochondrial he...
41  cards
Lecture 7 - Building Evolutionary Theory
What makes the theory of evolutio...,
Who invented the theory of compet...,
What is the theory of competitive...
20  cards
Lecture 8 - Population Genetics
What is population genetics,
What is evolution,
What is population subdivision
19  cards
Past Paper
What is the average rate per amin...,
In neutral theory more mutations ...,
When was averys experiment
13  cards
Labs
What does 5s rrna have a role in,
How many ribosomal rnas are there...,
What is the typical arrangement o...
11  cards

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