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Undergraduate Course: Evolution of Sex & Breeding Systems (ZLGY10013)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis module will consider why most organisms have some kind of sexual reproduction. Topics include: the evolution of distinct males and females, and their proportions; sex determination; the evolution of diploidy; inbreeding vs outbreeding; sexual selection and mate choice; and the interaction between mating systems and ecology.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics 3 (BILG09004)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  25
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 30, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 66 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 70 %, Coursework 30 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 2 hour written exam, plus essays: weighting 50%, exam 50%
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Evolution of Sex & Breeding Systems2:00
Learning Outcomes
An increased understanding of biological processes. Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Keywordszosex&b
Contacts
Course organiserProf Thomas Little
Tel: (0131 6)50 7781
Email: tom.little@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Rachel Law
Tel: (0131 6)51 3689
Email: Rachel.Law@ed.ac.uk
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