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Evolution, Population Genetics, Taxonomy, and Biodiversity: Study Guide

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Introduction to Evolution and Natural Selection

  • Guided course
    Introduction to Evolution and Natual Selection Example 1
    03:22
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    Introduction to Evolution and Natual Selection Example 2
    04:28
  • Guided course
    Typological vs. Population Thinking
    03:56

Natural Selection

  • Guided course
    Natural Selection Example 2
    05:11
  • Guided course
    Natural Selection: Observations and Inferences
    04:12
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    Natural Selection Example 1
    02:19

Evidence of Evolution

  • Guided course
    Types of Homologies
    04:46
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    Evidence of Evolution Example 1
    02:27
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    Fossils
    06:11

Genetic Variation

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    Sources of Genetic Variation
    02:16
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    Sexual Reproduction and Recombination
    05:08
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    Mutations
    06:42

The Hardy-Weinberg Principle

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    Predicting Allele or Genotype Frequencies Using Hardy-Weinberg
    03:31
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    Testing if a Population is in Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
    08:26
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    B. Calculating Allele Frequency from a Genotype Frequency
    03:20

Assumptions of the Hardy-Weinberg Principle

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    Five Assumptions of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
    06:16
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    Assumptions of the Hardy-Weinberg Principle Example 1
    04:13

Genetics and Allele Frequencies

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    Allele Frequencies
    06:36
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    Mendelian and Population Genetics
    04:26
  • Guided course
    Genetics and Allele Frequencies Example 1
    02:56

Genetic Drift

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    Genetic Drift Example 1
    02:00
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    Genetic Drift Example 2
    02:37
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    Genetic Drift
    05:06

Gene Flow

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    Gene Flow Example 1
    04:34
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    Gene Flow
    01:43

Introduction to Taxonomy

  • Introduction to Taxonomy Example 2
    01:37
  • Categorizing Life Based on Energy Acquisition
    05:48
  • Introduction to Taxonomy
    02:23

Introduction to Phylogeny

  • Guided course
    Binomial Nomenclature
    02:32
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    Systematics
    06:57
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    Introduction to Phylogeny Example 1
    01:31

Phylogeny

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    Phylogeny Example 3
    04:12
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    Parts of a Phylogenetic Tree
    05:16
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    Phylogeny Example 1
    06:11

Building Phylogenetic Trees

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    Shared Derived Characters
    05:42
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    Parsimony
    06:46
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    Building Phylogenetic Trees Example 1
    04:35

Cladistics

  • Guided course
    Cladistics Example 1
    03:52
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    Monophyletic, Paraphyletic, & Polyphyletic Group
    06:37

History of Life on Earth

  • Guided course
    History of Life on Earth Example 1
    04:53
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    Geologic Record
    07:18

The Fossil Record

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    Biases in the Fossil Record
    03:17
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    Fossils
    03:54
  • Guided course
    The Fossil Record Example 1
    02:59

Endosymbiotic Theory

  • Endosymbiotic Theory
    06:58

Introduction to Prokaryotes

  • Introduction to Archaea
    04:39
  • Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells
    05:54
  • Features of Bacterial Cells
    03:54

Prokaryotic Cell Structure

  • Functions of Pili
    01:46
  • Pili
    01:02
  • Endospores
    05:35

Prokaryotic Motility

  • Prokaryotic Flagellar Structure
    02:40
  • Chemotaxis
    03:21
  • Introduction to Prokaryotic Flagella
    02:00

Prokaryotic Metabolism

  • Electron Source: Lithotrophs vs. Organotrophs
    03:21
  • Carbon Source: Heterotrophs vs. Autotrophs
    02:59
  • Introduction to Biofilms
    03:31

Prokaryotic Diversity

  • Prokaryote Lineages 1
    03:51
  • Reviewing the Environmental Factors of Microbial Growth
    07:21
  • Prokaryote Lineages 2
    05:13

Prokaryotes in the Environment

  • Prokaryote Ecology
    05:34
  • The Human Microbiome
    03:25
  • Introduction to Pathogenic Toxins
    03:40

Introduction to Protists

  • What is a Protist?
    03:23
  • Introduction to Protists Example 1
    02:30
  • Introduction to Protists Example 2
    01:39

Evolution of Protists

  • Secondary Endosymbiosis Led to Several Eukaryotic Lineages
    02:37
  • Evolution of Protists Example 1
    01:43
  • Primary Endosymbiosis Gave Rise to Eukaryotes
    01:37

Eukaryotic Supergroups: Exploring Protist Diversity

  • Overview of the Four Supergroups of Eukaryotes
    03:01

Fungi

  • Fungi - 1
    08:59
  • Fungi - 2
    09:57

Fungi Reproduction

  • Fungi Reproduction - 2
    04:54
  • Fungi Reproduction - 1
    09:27
  • Fungi Reproduction - 3
    03:12

Land Plants

  • Land Plants - 4
    06:17
  • Land Plants - 2
    12:57
  • Land Plants - 3
    03:36

Overview of Animals

  • Overview of Animals - 2
    06:59
  • Overview of Animals - 5
    04:57
  • Overview of Animals - 3
    12:01