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Evolutionary Genetics - Period 3
Business & Economics Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: mid Aug 2025 - early Jun 2026
Evolutionary Genetics - Period 3
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Health Sciences
Instruction in: English
Course Code: AB_1022
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84
Prerequisites: Genetics, Molecular genetics, and Developmental Biology are subjects the student should be familiar with.
DESCRIPTION
To achieve the course objectives, the following topics will be discussed:
- Causes and mechanisms of genetic variation at nucleotide, gene, and chromosomal level in pro- and eukaryotes
- Horizontal DNA transfer
- Evolutionary consequences of genome evolution and sex
- Causes of Speciation
- Molecular evolution of viral and bacterial pathogens
- 'Origin of life' models
- The use of bioinformatics and comparative genomics
- Population genetics: allele frequencies in relation to selection and genetic drift
- Use of genetic variation to examine stochastic and deterministic processes
- Selection mechanisms
- Application of simple mathematical rules to examine the behavior of alleles of one and two loci in ideal populations, and for genes with a quantitative effect.
- Reconstruction of phylogenetic trees using DNA sequences and cladistic computer programs
- Evolution - Development (Evo-Devo)
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) awards credits based on the ECTS system. Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.
- Causes and mechanisms of genetic variation at nucleotide, gene, and chromosomal level in pro- and eukaryotes
- Horizontal DNA transfer
- Evolutionary consequences of genome evolution and sex
- Causes of Speciation
- Molecular evolution of viral and bacterial pathogens
- 'Origin of life' models
- The use of bioinformatics and comparative genomics
- Population genetics: allele frequencies in relation to selection and genetic drift
- Use of genetic variation to examine stochastic and deterministic processes
- Selection mechanisms
- Application of simple mathematical rules to examine the behavior of alleles of one and two loci in ideal populations, and for genes with a quantitative effect.
- Reconstruction of phylogenetic trees using DNA sequences and cladistic computer programs
- Evolution - Development (Evo-Devo)
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) awards credits based on the ECTS system. Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.