Evolutionary biology

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dc.contributor.authorIlling, Nicci
dc.contributor.authorMuthama, M
dc.coverage.spatialAfricaen_ZA
dc.date2014-01-27
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-29T10:50:36Z
dc.date.available2014-09-29T10:50:36Z
dc.date.issued2014-09-29
dc.description.abstractCharles Darwin’s hypothesis of evolution by natural selection or ‘descent with modification’ underlies all modern biology. It allows us to understand our genes, fight viruses, and understand the living and extinct biodiversity of our planet. This course will explore how our knowledge of evolution is important in our society today. A key question today is understanding how the morphology of animals has diversified, given the common set of genes that are found in vertebrate genomes. This question will be considered in the second lecture with a focus on the homeotic genes (or Hox genes) which are highly conserved master regulators of cell identity and morphology in animals. Moving to the plant kingdom, the second lecture will use African biomes as the focus for discussing the evolution of diversity, specifically the African savanna’s ‘underground forests’ will be described and analysed.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitation 2014. <i>Evolutionary biology.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7732en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation. 2014. <i>Evolutionary biology.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7732en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationIlling, N., Muthama, M. 2014-09-29. Evolutionary biology. Recorded lecture. University of Cape Town Summer School 2014. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Other AU - Illing, Nicci AU - Muthama, M AB - Charles Darwin’s hypothesis of evolution by natural selection or ‘descent with modification’ underlies all modern biology. It allows us to understand our genes, fight viruses, and understand the living and extinct biodiversity of our planet. This course will explore how our knowledge of evolution is important in our society today. A key question today is understanding how the morphology of animals has diversified, given the common set of genes that are found in vertebrate genomes. This question will be considered in the second lecture with a focus on the homeotic genes (or Hox genes) which are highly conserved master regulators of cell identity and morphology in animals. Moving to the plant kingdom, the second lecture will use African biomes as the focus for discussing the evolution of diversity, specifically the African savanna’s ‘underground forests’ will be described and analysed. DA - 2014-09-29 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - evolutionary biology KW - homeotic genes KW - pollination biology KW - evolution of african savanna KW - human conflict in evolutionary terms LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Evolutionary biology TI - Evolutionary biology UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7732 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/7732
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation. 2014. <i>Evolutionary biology.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7732en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUniversity of Cape Town Summer School 2014en_ZA
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen_ZA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en_ZA
dc.subjectevolutionary biologyen_ZA
dc.subjecthomeotic genesen_ZA
dc.subjectpollination biologyen_ZA
dc.subjectevolution of african savannaen_ZA
dc.subjecthuman conflict in evolutionary termsen_ZA
dc.titleEvolutionary biologyen_ZA
dc.typeOtheren_ZA
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uct.type.publicationTeaching and Learningen_ZA
uct.type.resourceRecorded lectureen_ZA
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