BIOL4397 - Evolution of Development

Evolution is the art of the developable.
(Richard Dawkins, 1988)

 General Information (2004)

Dates: August 23 - December 11 (29 lectures)

Times: Mon/Wed, 10:00-11:30 AM

Location: E312-D3

Essay: Due November 29 (optional) [Instructions]

Final Grades

 Lectures

  1. Introduction (8/23/04)
  2. Overview (8/25/04)
  3. Canalization (8/30/04)
  4. Canalization & Evolvability (9/1/04)
  5. The Robustness of Gene Networks (9/8/04)
  6. Test 1 (9/13/04)     [Scores]
  7. Developmental Constraints (9/15/04)
  8. Developmental Constraints II (9/20/04)
  9. Special Lecture by Gunter Wagner (9/22/04 - 4:00PM, HSC 102)
  10. Adaptive Landscapes and Developmental Constraints (9/27/04)
  11. The Comparative Method and Developmental Constraints (9/29/04)
  12. The Evolution of Gene Families (10/4/04)
  13. The Evolution of Gene Families II (10/6/04)
  14. Test 2 (10/11/04)     [Scores]
  15. The Genetic Basis of Adaptation (10/13/04)
  16. Special Lecture by Diane Wiernasz (10/18/04)
  17. Revision (10/20/04)
  18. The Evolution of Coding Sequences (10/25/04)
  19. The Evolution of cis-Regulatory Regions (10/27/04)
  20. The Evolution of Body Patterning Genes (11/1/04)
  21. Test 3 (11/3/04)     [Scores]
  22. Revision (11/8/04)
  23. Comparative Analysis of Development (11/10/04)
  24. Evolution of the Eye (11/15/04)
  25. Convergent Evolution (11/17/04)
  26. Evolution of Complexity (11/22/04)
  27. Test 4 (11/29/04)
  28. Conclusion (12/01/04)