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GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

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ORGANISATION OF GENETIC INFO
Learning outcomes,
Prokaryotic dna packaging,
Eukaryotic dna packaging
13  cards
REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION IN PROKARYOTES
Learning objectives,
Central dogma,
Transcription in eukaryotes
17  cards
REGULATION GENE EXPRESSIN EUKARYOTES
Learning objectives,
E vs p gene expression,
Eukaryote extra processes
27  cards
EPIGENETICS
Learning objectives,
Definition,
Epigenetic marks and cell function
20  cards
DNA REPLICATION
Dna structure,
Dna replication overview,
Challenges
35  cards
DNA DAMAGE AND REPAIR
Dna damage lesion,
Source of dna damage,
Dna lesions vs mutations
23  cards
GENETIC CODE
Point mutations that alter gc,
Frame shift mutations,
Genetic code features
7  cards
MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS
Spermatogenesis vs oogenesis,
Number gametes,
Gamete formation timings
13  cards
RECOMBINATION
What is homologous recombination ...,
What are the two main roles of me...,
Q what are the four types of gene...
26  cards
single gene inheritance
What is mendelian inheritance,
Why is it difficult to observe me...,
What is the phenotype in a pedigr...
22  cards
GENETIC INTERACTIONS
What are modifiers in genetic int...,
What are suppressors in genetic i...,
What are non allelic interactions
21  cards
COMPLEX TRAITS
What controls complex traits,
What is genetic determinism,
What is an example of how genetic...
24  cards
LIFECYCLE OF A GENE
What are the potential fates of d...,
How are duplicated genes preserved,
What does genome evolution involve
24  cards
EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENT BIOLOGY
What underlies much of the morpho...,
What is cis element evolution,
What is co option in evolution
29  cards
PATTERNS OF GENETIC VARIATION
Single nucleotide polymorphisms snps,
Insertions and deletions indels,
Copy number variants cnvs
25  cards
GENETIC DRIFT AND NATURAL SELECTION
What is genetic drift and its sig...,
What factors increase the impact ...,
What is the bottleneck effect
16  cards
SEXUAL SELECTION
What is intersexual selection,
What is intrasexual selection,
What types of traits are selected...
16  cards
EVOLUTIONARY CONFLICT AND COOPERATION
What is cooperation in evolutiona...,
What are the two main explanation...,
Mutual benefit altruism reciproca...
34  cards
EVOLUTION OF LIFE HISTORIES
What does life history theory exa...,
What are the main questions life ...,
What is considered the ideal repr...
36  cards
RUNNING WITH THE RED QUEEN
What is required for evolution by...,
Define selection pressures,
What are interspecific interactions
28  cards
ADAPTATIONS AND ITS LIMITS
What is adaptive storytelling,
What is an exaptation,
Give an example of a trait that i...
24  cards
PHYLOGENETICS
Phylogenetic tree,
Components,
3 can phylogenetic trees be drawn...
19  cards
EVOLUTION OF BIODIVERSITY
Is biodiversity evenly distributed,
What methods are used to study di...,
How do traits affect diversification
18  cards
SPECIATION
What is the null model of speciation,
What are bdmis,
What causes reproductive isolatio...
19  cards
PHYLOGENY
What is adaptive introgression,
Define hybridization,
What is the structure of a specie...
14  cards
HUMAN EVOLUTION
What is the purpose of comparing ...,
What does a strong correlation be...,
Which gene does not follow the ge...
14  cards

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