Mechanisms of evolution

The lecture covers the following topics:

1. Biological evolution - evolutionism before Darwin, Darwinism, modern neo-Darwinism.

2. Basic concepts of contemporary evolutionary theory.

3. Microevolution: mechanisms of inheritance, genetic and individual variability, natural selection on the level of organisms, mutation-selection balance. Genetic polymorphism and its importance for evolution.

4. Philogenesis: methods of reconstruction of phylogeny on the basis of morphological and molecular data; cladistic reconstructions.

5. contemporary problems of the theory of evolution.

The Seminar covers the following issues:

The following issues presented in the lecture are analysed during the class.

1. Biological evolution - evolutionism before Darwin, Darwinism, contemporary neo-Darwinism.

2. Basic notions of contemporary evolutionary theory.

3.Microevolution: mechanisms of inheritance, genetic and individual variability, natural selection on the level of organisms, mutation-selection balance. Genetic polymorphism and its significance for evolution.

4. Contemporary problems of the theory of evolution.

Futuyma D.J. 2017. Evolution (4th ed.). Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates;

Stearns S., Hoekstra R. 2005 Evolution (2th ed.) Oxford University Press.

On the basis of the Resolution of the Senate of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University No. XXII-39.6/12 of 25 April 2012, i.e. from the educational cycle 2012/2013

Student:

KNOWLEDGE

W1 - knows and understands basic terms and theorems of biological evolution theory, K_W01, K_W02, K_W03

W2 - sees the relation between development of biology as a science and development of evolutionary thought, K_W04

W3 - explains mechanisms of evolution, from molecular to environmental level, K_W05, K_W12.

SKILLS

U1 - The student uses textbook literature on biological evolution, uses simple scientific texts, K_U08, K_U10

U2 - The student is able to indicate evolutionary aspects of detailed biological science, K_U14

U3 - The student can prepare and present a talk on a topic of choice in biological evolution, K_U14, K_U17

ATTITUDES

K1- understands the need for constant updating his/her knowledge of the biosphere and its evolution; understands the superiority of evolutionary interpretations over detailed ones, K_K01, K_KO2, K_KO3

K2 - distinguishes Darwinian evolutionary interpretations from others, including creationist ones, K_KO5

On the basis of the Resolution of the Senate of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University No XXIV-27.18/19 of 29 May 2019. (i.e. from the 2019/2020 education cycle):

Student:

KNOWLEDGE

W1 - kThe student knows and understands the basic concepts and theorems of the theory of biological evolution K_W01, K_W03

W2 - The student sees the relationship between the development of biology as a science and the development of evolutionary thought, K_W03

W3 - The student explains mechanisms of evolution, from the molecular to environmental level, K_W04

SKILLS

U1 - uses textbook literature on biological evolution, uses simple English texts, K_U02, K_U06

U2 - can identify evolutionary aspects of detailed biological sciences, K_U03

U3 - can prepare and deliver a paper on a selected issue of biological evolution, K_U03, K_U05

ATTITUDES

K1- The student understands the need for constant updating of their knowledge of the biosphere and its evolution; understands the superiority of evolutionary interpretations over detailed ones. , K_K01, K_K02

K2 - The student distinguishes Darwinian evolutionary interpretations from others, including creationist ones. K_K02