Evolutionary Biology

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Dr Siba Prasad Parida

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Course Name : Evolutionary Biology

Code(Credit) : CUTM1510(3-2-1)

Course Objectives

• To provide comprehensive overview of Concept of Evolution.• To explain Origin of Life especially Prokaryotes as well as Eukaryotes in detail.
• To provide adequate information about Geological Time Scale
• To give detailed outline of Extinctions and its types.
• To impart descriptive knowledge regarding Origin and Evolution of Man.

Course Outcomes

COs

Course Outcome

Mapping COs with POs

(High-3, Medium-2, Low-1)

CO1

Students understand and explain the main forces of evolution (natural selection, sexual selection, genetic drift). and the interplay among them, both over ecological and evotionary time.

PO1-3, PO7-1, PO9-2

CO2

Students understand the history of life; the evolution of humans

PO1-3, PO4-2, PO9-2

Course Syllabus

Module I
Major Events in History of Life
1.1 Major Events in History of Life
1.2 Lamarckism
1.3 Darwinism
1.4 Neo-Darwinism
Practice-1 Study of homology and analogy from suitable specimens/ pictures

Module II
2.1Types of fossils,
2.2Incompleteness of fossil record,
2.3Dating of fossils,
2.4Phylogeny of horse
Practice-2 Study of fossil evidences from plaster cast models and pictures

Module III
3.1Organic variations;
3.2Isolating Mechanisms;
3.3Natural selection (Example: Industrial melanism);
3.4Types of natural selection (Directional, Stabilizing, Disruptive),
3.5Artificial selection
Practice-3 Demonstration of video

Module IV
4.1 Genetic Drift
4.2 Micro evolution
4.3 Biological species concept (Advantages and Limitations);
4.4 Modes of speciation (Allopatric, Sympatric)
Practice-4 Demonstration of video
Module V
5.1Macro-evolutionary Principles
5.2 Darwin’s Finches
5.3 Causes and effects of extinction
Biological species concept (Advantages and Limitations)
Modes of speciation (Allopatric, Sympatric)
Practice-5 Mini project
ModuleVI
6.1 Mass extinction
6.2 K-T extinction
6.3 Role of extinction in evolution
6.4 Origin and evolution of man
6.5 Homonid characteristics
Practice-6 demonstration of video
Module VII
7.1 Phylogenetic trees
7.2 Multiple sequence alignment
7.3 constructions of phylogenetic trees
Practice-7 Powerpoint Presentation