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Population Genetics (Graham Coop)
UC Davis
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A university-level introduction to population genetics taught by Graham Coop at UC Davis, covering how genetic variation within and between populations is shaped by drift, selection, migration, and mutation. Its lectures are publicly available.
A commenter calls Coop's lectures the best real overview of current population genetics and says his teaching materials were inspirational for many people.
Science & Engineeringintermediatefreevideo lectures#population genetics#evolution#genetic drift#natural selection#coop
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Multiple inaccuracies there.
Crick and Watson certainly didn't discover DNA as the substrate for Mendelian inheritance, that was known long before. They (in collaboration with Rosalind "don't talk to me about this woman" Franklin) discovered its 3D structure.
Africans do have Neanderthal DNA, up to 0.3%.
The post tries very hard to make it look like 'Out of Africa' is wrong and not the mainstream accepted by the majority of scientists. Admixture doesn't change that.
Also, isn't Razib Khan a "scientific racist"? (Protip: when someone's wiki page has a 'Controversies' tab it doesn't look good) I remember him being huge into 'HBD' despite not being credentialed in any way beyond dropping out of his PhD program to get in on the 'consumer genomics' grift. Not a good look imo.
If you want a real overview of current population genetics check out Graham Coop's lectures, he's a prominent professor in the field and his teaching materials were inspirational for many people. Alas, he does not have a substack, neither does he make contrarian takes for a living (probably due to having a real job)