Genetics and Heredity

  1. Population Genetics
    1. Populations and Gene Pools
      1. Definition of Population
        1. Gene Pool Concept
          1. Allele Frequencies
            1. Genotype Frequencies
            2. The Hardy-Weinberg Principle
              1. Assumptions of Hardy-Weinberg
                1. No Mutations
                  1. No Gene Flow
                    1. Large Population Size
                      1. Random Mating
                        1. No Natural Selection
                        2. The Hardy-Weinberg Equation
                          1. p² + 2pq + q² = 1
                            1. Applications and Calculations
                            2. Testing for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
                              1. Deviations from Equilibrium
                              2. Mechanisms of Evolutionary Change
                                1. Natural Selection
                                  1. Directional Selection
                                    1. Stabilizing Selection
                                      1. Disruptive Selection
                                        1. Balancing Selection
                                          1. Sexual Selection
                                          2. Genetic Drift
                                            1. Random Sampling Effects
                                              1. Effective Population Size
                                                1. Bottleneck Effect
                                                  1. Founder Effect
                                                  2. Gene Flow
                                                    1. Migration Effects
                                                      1. Homogenizing Effect
                                                        1. Barriers to Gene Flow
                                                        2. Mutation
                                                          1. Mutation-Selection Balance
                                                            1. Neutral Mutations
                                                            2. Non-Random Mating
                                                              1. Inbreeding
                                                                1. Assortative Mating
                                                                  1. Disassortative Mating
                                                                2. Measuring Genetic Variation
                                                                  1. Polymorphism
                                                                    1. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms
                                                                      1. Microsatellites
                                                                        1. Copy Number Variants
                                                                        2. Heterozygosity
                                                                          1. Observed Heterozygosity
                                                                            1. Expected Heterozygosity
                                                                            2. Inbreeding Coefficient
                                                                              1. Population Structure
                                                                                1. FST Statistics
                                                                                  1. Population Subdivision

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