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A new method called topology weighting provides a visual summary of evolutionary relationships across the genome. This figure summarizes the relationships among 18 individual Heliconius butterflies from five distinct populations across a one million base-pair region of their genome. Each color represents a different tree of relationships among the populations. The strong excess of reddish colors in the middle of the region is due to an adaptive introgression event, in which a beneficial wing patterning allele from one species was acquired by another through hybridization, making these two species more closely related in this part of the genome than in other parts. Topology weighting could be used to explore the genomes of other species for similar signals. See Martin and Van Belleghem, pp. 429–438.

Education

Education plays a vital role at every career stage. That’s why GSA has partnered with organizations that are dedicated to providing tools and programs for students and faculty alike. From education workshops to classroom materials, a range of resources enable members of our scientific community to share, collaborate, and learn together, strengthening our collective network and skills.

Enrich your coursework with primary literature.

Primers in GENETICS make it easier for instructors to use cutting-edge research to demonstrate core competencies in the classroom.

Get a mentor for the switch to active learning.

Many instructors want to use effective, evidence-based methods in their classrooms. But sometimes they need help getting started with these techniques. The Promoting Active Learning and Mentoring (PALM) network is helping to close this gap by providing grants to connect faculty and postdocs with mentors in active learning methods.

Discover the science of learning.

CBE-Life Sciences Education (LSE) publishes peer-reviewed articles covering a breadth of life science education topics at the K-12, undergraduate, and graduate levels, making it a valuable resource for educators across many levels and disciplines.

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Craft undergraduate curricula.

Looking for a reliable way to develop your undergraduate classes? Check out the Genetics Learning Framework, a list of vetted core concepts and learning objectives compiled by the GSA Education Committee.

Explore genetics classroom resources.

Are you looking for inspiration for your genetics course? GSA PREP is a collection of laboratory and in-class exercises that use evidence-based teaching methods. Each of these resources was peer-reviewed and fits into the Genetics Learning Framework.

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Apply to join CourseSource’s online writing studio

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You had to cancel your lab course. What now?

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