Exploring Genetics & Evolution Through Physical Anthropology

Description

In this course, you will learn

• basic genetics, including: cells, DNA, chromosomes, meiosis, and mitosis.
• basic Mendelian genetics, including: homozygous, heterozygous, dominant, recessive, and sex-linked inheritance.
• how to create Punnet Squares and family pedigree charts.
• basic Non-Mendelian genetics, including: polygenic, pleiotropy, and mitochondrial inheritance.
• the history of evolutionary thought.
• microevolution, including: natural selection, mutation, gene flow, genetic drift, and founder effect.
• macroevolution, including: the concept of species, speciation, and the Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium.