Comprehend the basic principles of population and quantitative genetics, and give examples of their application to real biological systems. [BIOL 2030] Define and explain the four evolutionary forces, mutation, selection, drift and migration. [BIOL 2040] Explain the basic process of evolution by natural selection (following from what are sometimes called Darwin's postulates). [BIOL 2040] Predict the effects of each evolutionary force on allele and genotype frequencies in a given situation and for combinations of two evolutionary forces (calculate the change for simple situations – qualitative predictions for situations involving two evolutionary forces. [BIOL 2040]
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