| Week |
Chapter |
|
Leader |
| 2 |
1 |
Historical Background (basic population genetics and history) |
Kevin Rowe |
| 3 |
2 |
Technicalitites and Generalizations [2.1-2.8: Random union of gametes, dioecious populations, multiple alleles, frequency dependent selection, fertility selection, continuous time models, non-random mating populations] |
Grant Macdonnell |
| 4 |
2 |
Technicalitites and Generalizations [2.9-2.2.12: the fundamental theorem of selection, two loci, genetic loads, finite Markov chains ] |
Sonali Joshi |
| 5 |
|
I am away [do you want to meet anyway?] |
---- |
| 6 |
3 |
Discrete stochastic models: Overview over several population models [3.1-3.7, ignore the two-locus section] (this is a large section, 2 leaders) |
|
| 7 |
4 |
Diffusion theory |
Maurizio Tomaiuolo |
| 8 |
5 |
Applications of diffusion theory
|
|
| 9 |
6 |
Two loci [mean fitness, modifier theory, recombination etc]
|
|
| 10 |
7 |
Many loci [random mating, components of variance, non-random mating, marginal fitness and average effects, correlation between relatives]
|
|
| 11 |
8 |
Further considerations [population substructure, age structure, etc]
|
Nate Jue |
| 12 |
9 |
Molecular population genetics [infinite sites/allele models, sampling properties]
|
Yanfeng Shi |
| 13 |
10 |
Looking backwards in time: the coalescent
|
|
| 14 |
11 |
Looking Backward: Testing the neutral Theory |
|
| 15 |
12 |
Looking backwards in time: populations and species comparison
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