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

Reference:
Douglas Futuyma(2006)Evolutionary Biology,Sinauer Associates, Inc.; 3rd edition
https://www.amazon.com/Evolutionary-Biology-Third-Douglas-Futuyma/dp/0878931856

Session Plan

Session 1

Major Events in History of Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSn6ysjlfpY

Session 5

Practice 1

Session 6

Session 7

Incompleteness of fossil record
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCdt6LjvFvA

Session 8

Session 9

Session 10

Practice 2

Session 11

Session 12

Session 13

Natural selection (Example: Industrial melanism)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjjDwrzDpnI

Session 14

Types of natural selection (Directional, Stabilizing, Disruptive)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-f5_ghDsHo

Session 15

Session 16

Genetic Drift

Session 17

Practice 3

Session 18

Session 19

Biological species concept (Advantages and Limitations)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrHZ3Fv4vD8

Session 20

Modes of speciation (Allopatric, Sympatric)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrHZ3Fv4vD8

Session 21

Modes of speciation (Allopatric, Sympatric)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrHZ3Fv4vD8

Session 22

Practice 4

Session 23

Macro-evolutionary Principles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U19_-eOhrsU

Session 24

Session 25

Causes and effects of extinction<br

Session 26

Practice 5

Session 27

Session 29

Role of extinction in evolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5kumHLiK4A

Session 30

Origin and evolution of man

Session 31

Homonid characteristics

Session 32

Practice 6

Session 33

Session 34

Multiple sequence alignment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZaA_-4j19w

Session 35

construction of phylogenetic trees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4hNYjjSt2Q/p>

Session 36

Practice 7

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