2019-2020 Academic Catalog 
    
    Oct 04, 2024  
2019-2020 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIOL 254 - Molecular and Evolutionary Systematics: Assembling the Tree of Life


Assembling, Visualizing and Analyzing the Tree of Life
This course is designed for students who are interested in either molecular or evolutionary biology. Topics to be discussed include evolution of genes and genomes, methods used to estimate evolutionary relationships using molecular data, and applications of molecular data to general problems in biology. The course will include lectures, student-led discussions, laboratory projects using computer-based applications and presentations of these projects.

Prerequisites: BIOL 105

Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered periodically.