BIO416 Population Genetics
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| Course Code | Course Title | Weekly Hours* | ECTS | Weekly Class Schedule | ||||||
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| BIO416 | Population Genetics | 3 | 0 | 6 | Tuesday 09:00-11:50 | |||||
| Prerequisite | Senior Standing | It is a prerequisite to | None |
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| Lecturer | Muhamed Adilović | Office Hours / Room / Phone | Wednesday: 9:00-12:00 Thursday: 9:00-11:00 |
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| madilovic@ius.edu.ba | ||||||||||
| Assistant | Assistant E-mail | |||||||||
| Course Objectives | Introduce students to Population Genetics, focusing on main concepts including Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, inbreeding, mutations, drift, selection, gene flow, and human population structure. | |||||||||
| Textbook | Human Population Genetics by John H. Relethford | |||||||||
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| Learning Outcomes | After successful completion of the course, the student will be able to: | |||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lectures, Presentations, Class Discussions, Problem-solving, Project. | |||||||||
| Teaching Method Delivery | Face-to-face | Teaching Method Delivery Notes | ||||||||
| WEEK | TOPIC | REFERENCE | ||||||||
| Week 1 | Introduction to the Course | |||||||||
| Week 2 | Genetic, Mathematical, and Anthropological Background | Chapter 1 | ||||||||
| Week 3 | Hardy–Weinberg Equilibrium | Chapter 2 | ||||||||
| Week 4 | Inbreeding | Chapter 3 | ||||||||
| Week 5 | Mutation; Quiz | Chapter 4 | ||||||||
| Week 6 | Problem solving | |||||||||
| Week 7 | Genetic Drift | Chapter 5 | ||||||||
| Week 8 | Models of Natural Selection | Chapter 6 | ||||||||
| Week 9 | Midterm | |||||||||
| Week 10 | Natural Selection in Human Populations | Chapter 7 | ||||||||
| Week 11 | Gene Flow | Chapter 8 | ||||||||
| Week 12 | Project Preparation and Discussion | |||||||||
| Week 13 | Human Population Structure and History; Quiz | Chapter 9 | ||||||||
| Week 14 | Study of Quantitative Traits | Hartl, Chapter 8-9 | ||||||||
| Week 15 | Review | |||||||||
| Assessment Methods and Criteria | Evaluation Tool | Quantity | Weight | Alignment with LOs |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 | ||
| Semester Evaluation Components | ||||
| Midterm | 1 | 21 | ||
| Quizes | 2 | 18 | ||
| Project | 1 | 21 | ||
| *** ECTS Credit Calculation *** | ||||
| Activity | Hours | Weeks | Student Workload Hours | Activity | Hours | Weeks | Student Workload Hours | |||
| Lectures | 3 | 15 | 45 | Quizes | 5 | 2 | 10 | |||
| Midterm | 10 | 1 | 10 | Project | 10 | 2 | 20 | |||
| Final | 10 | 2 | 20 | Home study | 3 | 15 | 45 | |||
| Total Workload Hours = | 150 | |||||||||
| *T= Teaching, P= Practice | ECTS Credit = | 6 | ||||||||
| Course Academic Quality Assurance: Semester Student Survey | Last Update Date: 08/04/2024 | |||||||||