{ "nid": "70", "details": "\x3cspan class=\"title\"\x3eEvoBeaker™: Domesticating Dogs\x3c/span\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e\n\x3cspan class=\"description\"\x3eDomesticate dogs from two forest wolf populations into several villages. Then trade computers with another student and try to reconstruct their pattern of domestication by sampling dog DNA from each village and using simple evolutionary tree reconstruction algorithms. Along the way, see how mutations accumulate in neutral DNA sequences.\r\n\x3c/span\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e\n\x3cbr/\x3e\n\x3cstrong\x3eLevel\x3c/strong\x3e: Advanced\x3cbr/\x3e\n\x3cstrong\x3eKey Concepts\x3c/strong\x3e: Phylogenetic reconstruction\x3cbr/\x3e\n\x3cstrong\x3eCourses\x3c/strong\x3e: Evolution; Microevolution; Population Genetics\x3cbr/\x3e\n  \x3cstrong\x3eReviews:\x3c/strong\x3e\x3cbr /\x3e\n  \x3c/span\x3e \x3c!-- /description --\x3e\n\n        \n    \x3cblockquote\x3e\x3cem\x3e\x26quot;The students who worked hard on the lab clearly got a lot out of it.  It was easy to read from their write-up of the lab how they were making new connections between microevolutionary process and phylogenetic history. This was clear from the quality of their interpretation of the tree from Vila et al. It was obvious to me that, for the students who took the time to carefully complete the lab exercises, the level of understanding of the logical approach to inferring the history of domestication was advanced substantially. I think the lab is very clever and extremely valuable to students interested in understanding evolutionary analysis.\r\n\x26quot;\x3c/em\x3e\x3cbr /\x3e\n              Dr. Michael McCartney, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, Evolution Class\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e\n      \n    \x3cblockquote\x3e\x3cem\x3e\x26quot;I think the lab went very well...It quickly became apparent that the answers differed among the groups. So I responded \x26quot;why did we all get different amounts of nucleotide differences?\x26quot;— they were pretty quick to respond that it was because genetic drift works randomly. I think the lab had its highlight with the \x26quot;Trick your Neighbor\x26quot; exercise. I think they really enjoyed the sleuthing that was involved in trying to discover the evolutionary history of the dog packs. This exercise seemed appropriately challenging that kept them thinking.\r\n\x26quot;\x3c/em\x3e\x3cbr /\x3e\n              Dr. Scott Boback, Dickinson College, Population and Evolution Class\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e\n      \n    \x3cblockquote\x3e\x3cem\x3e\x26quot;I really love the Domesticating Dogs lab, it\'s just a wonderful,very clever lab that integrates multiple concepts.  Really perfect for us right now.\r\n\x26quot;\x3c/em\x3e\x3cbr /\x3e\n              Dr. Michael McCartney, University of North Carolina, Wilmington\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e\n        \x3cbr/\x3e\x3ca href=\"/search_result_details/brief/70\" class=\"node_brief\"\x3eRead less\x3c/a\x3e    \x3cbr/\x3e\x3ca href=\"/cart/add/70\"\x3e + Add to course collection\x3c/a\x3e" }