Evolutionary Medicine

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 24.05.06

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Background Information
  3. Fundamental Concepts
  4. Target Audience
  5. Rationale
  6. Unit Objectives
  7. Teaching Strategies
  8. Teaching Implementation
  9. Classroom Activities
  10. Assessments
  11. Appendix
  12. References

Using Algebra to Explore Population Genetics in Lactose Tolerance

Jose Ulises Reveles Ramirez

Published September 2024

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References

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Hartwell, Leland H., et al. Genetics: From Genes to Genomes. 5th ed. McGraw-Hill Education, 2018.

Hedrick, Philip W. Genetics of Populations. 4th ed. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2011.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), "The Evolution of Lactose Tolerance — HHMI BioInteractive Video," YouTube video, 13:11, July 30, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA9boI1qTuk

Johnson, Norman A. Darwin's Reach: 21st Century Applications of Evolutionary Biology. CRC Press, 2022. Kindle edition.

Kindstedt, Paul S. Cheese and Culture: A History of Cheese and Its Place in Western Civilization. Chelsea Green Publishing, 2012.

Mattar, Rejane, Claudio de Campos Mazo, and Jose Carlos Carrilho. "Lactose Intolerance: Diagnosis, Genetic, and Clinical Factors." Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology 5 (2012): 113-121. https://doi.org/10.2147/CEG.S32368.

Ohta, Tomoko. "The Nearly Neutral Theory of Molecular Evolution." Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 23, no. 1 1992: 263–286. doi:10.1146/annurev.es.23.110192.001403

Tishkoff, Sarah A., Floyd A. Reed, Françoise R. Friedlaender, Christopher Ehret, Alessia Ranciaro, et al. "The Genetic Structure and History of Africans and African Americans." Science 324, no. 5930 2009: 1035–1044. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1172257.

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