No living organism escapes evolutionary change. Evolutionary biology thus connects all biological disciplines. To understand the processes driving evolution, we need a theoretical framework to predict and test evolutionary changes in populations. Population genetics, which is often regarded as a cornerstone of evolutionary biology, allows quantitative predictions of evolutionary processes, integrating mathematical and statistical concepts with fundamental biological principles of genetic inheritance and processes such as mutation and selection.The Third Bangalore School on Population Genetics and Evolution (PGE2018) aims to expose students and researchers from diverse backgrounds to the basics and the forefront of current research in population genetics. We welcome students of biology, mathematics, medicine, physics, and statistics who are interested in evolutionary theory to this program. The school will introduce and develop an understanding of population genetics and quantitative ge...
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