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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
SummaryWhy do most higher organisms reproduce sexually? Why be diploid rather than haploid? Why should there be separate sexes? Why is there recombination? How does ecology influence the breeding system? How is gender determined, and how many of each type is optimal? Such questions are amongst the most fundamental that can be asked, and are the focus of much current research in evolutionary biology. In this course, we will examine explanations for sexual reproduction and the variation in how organism approach breeding.
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 Please do not enrol a student on this course without prior permission from the School of Biological Sciences. Please contact the Course Administrator in the first instance.
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  0
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 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Exam (50%) and In-course assessments (50%).
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Evolution of Sex & Breeding Systems Exam 2024/252:120
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Knowledge and Understanding - Understanding of the evolutionary forces that shape the ways animals reproduce and the different ways evolutionary biologists study these phenomena
  2. Practice: Applied Skills Knowledge and Understanding - Be able to read, understand and evaluate the primary literature on reproductive behaviour and genetics. Interpreting and presenting scientific data and analyses.
  3. Cognitive Skills - Be able to understand mathematic models and interpret scientific data and analyses.
  4. Communication ICT and numeracy - Developing writing and presenting skills, specifically how to present scientific finding to a range of different audiences (e.g.experts vs. general public).
  5. Autonomy Accountability and Working with others - Be able to work both independently and as part of a team on projects and assignments.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Keywordszosex&b
Contacts
Course organiserDr Laura Ross
Tel: (0131 6)50 5455
Email: Laura.Ross@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Grace Lavender
Tel:
Email: glavende@ed.ac.uk
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