Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Houston/Molecular and Genome Evolution (Spring)

Dynamics of genes in populations. Fitness &amp; natural selection Random genetic drift &amp; genetic variability. Substitution &amp; functional constraint. Positive Darwinian selection. Selection for translation accuracy &amp; mRNA stability. Molecular clocks, generation time, &amp; metabolism. Is evolution progressive? Phylogenetic trees &amp; phylogenetic reconstruction. Phylogenetic networks. Gene duplication &amp; death: Innovation &amp; specialization in proteins. Concerted evolution. Genomic tinkering. Exonization and de novo origin of genes. Unitary, duplicated, and processed pseudogenes. Mobile, transposable, and retrotransposable elements. Promiscuous DNA and horizontal gene transfer. The evolution of genome size and the C-value paradox. Genome content, geography, &amp; composition. Experimental molecular evolution.

The students will be asked to write or update articles in Wikipedia related to genomes, DNA, and evolution.

Week 1
Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)

Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:


 * Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2
Set up appointment with instructor (through email at dgraur@undefineduh.edu) and discuss topic and sources. The appointment should be on either Tuesday or Thursday from 12:00 to 14:00. Exceptions to these times should be agreed upon on a case-to-case basis.

Genes and Proteins

Medicine

Science Communication

Week 4
Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7
Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Exercise
Add links to your article

Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.

Week 9
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Week 10
It's the final week to develop your article.


 * Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
 * Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!

Week 11
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.