Kin Selection & Inclusive Fitness

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Learn more about kin selection, the evolutionary strategy that favours the reproductive success of an organism’s relatives, even at a cost to the organism’s own survival and reproduction.  tohttp://www.public.iastate.edu/~nvalenzu/EEOB514/Lectures/6-KinSelection.pdf

From genes to phenotypes

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Learn more about gene interactions and how they influence the phenotype of an organism.  http://barleyworld.org/sites/default/files/10_gen_to_pheno.pptx

Mechanism of Enzyme Action

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Learn about the mechanisms of enzyme action. Here you will find some basic principles of bioenergetics, too. https://www.unifr.ch/biochem/assets/files/schneiter/cours/Voet_Pratt/Voet_chapt_11.pdf

Cells and Tissues

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In multicellular organisms, tissues are organized entities of cells that work together to carry out a particular function. The main role of a tissue in an organism depends on what types of cells it contains. In these slideshows you will learn more about cells, tissues and different compartments in a body. http://www.elcamino.edu/faculty/jpadilla/Physiology Materials/Ch3 compartments & cellsf07.ppt http://web.eng.fiu.edu/~brownmweb/BME3403/PowerPoint lectures Class/03_lect modified.ppt

Animal ecology

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An extensive guide to animal ecology. http://www.nou.edu.ng/NOUN_OCL/pdf/edited_pdf3/BIO 313 ANIMAL ECOLOGY corrected.pdf

Logistic growth curve

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Introduction to logistic growth curve. http://web.anglia.ac.uk/numbers/functions_and_models/logistic/logistic.pdf

Integration of Metabolism

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Almost all you need to know about major processes in metabolism:1. Glycolysis2. Gluconeogenesis3. Glycogen Metabolism4. Fatty Acid Metabolism5. Citric Acid Cycle6. Oxidative Phosphorylation7. Amino Acid Metabolism https://www.tamu.edu/faculty/bmiles/lectures/integration.pdf

Epistatic interactions

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Another useful and concise introduction to epistatic interactions. http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/gn411/emigh411/epistasis.PDF

Genetic data analysis

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Do not know how to solve genetics problems? Take a look at this step-by-step guide on genetic data analysis.  http://www.life.illinois.edu/ib/201/lectures/Week2b_Mendel.pdf

Nervous system notes

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Here you will find a useful outline of key points in nervous system functioning and action potential generation. bio.classes.ucsc.edu/

Immunology notes

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Please find very useful  immunology notes which will help you answer most of the questions about this topic during olympiads. Big thanks to www.jeeves.mmg.uci.edu/immunology/

Immunoglobulin biosynthesis

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Here you will find a concise explanation of some important immunology concepts. www.jeeves.mmg.uci.edu/immunology/

Tricarboxylic acid cycle

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In this tutorial you will find a great outline of main events occurring during tricarbocylic, or citric, acid cycle. Please go to the original source here and look for a document under the name Citric Acid Cycle for ppt file with COMMENTS. Enjoy! ;-> http://www2.fiu.edu/~bch3033/  

DNA technology

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 Hello there,   I am sharing with you a brief but very useful review on manipulation of DNA. http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/courses/ecol320/.

From gene to protein

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Hi guys, Here you will find a summary of the pathway how the information coded in genetic code is translated into amino acid sequence. Let’s review DNA replication. http://eebweb.arizona.edu/courses/ecol320/BirkyLectures/Sect3DNAReplication.pdf

A brief review of genes and DNA

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Hi guys, Here you will find some good practice problems with answers.  www.eebweb.arizona.edu/courses/ecol320/BirkyLectures/Sect2DNA.pdf

Meiosis

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Here you will find a review of meiosis.  http://eebweb.arizona.edu/courses/ecol320/BirkyLectures/Sect11Sex&Meiosis.pdf