Population Genetics

BIOLOGY 460

Use of genetic sequence analysis to examine aspects of natural populations of humans and other organisms in the past and present. Topics include molecular phylogenetics; the origin, maintenance, and loss of major features of evolution; the evolutionary process at the molecular level; reconstruction of human origins and paleohistory; and genetic information in forensic studies. Not open to students who have taken Biology 250.

Prerequisites

Not open to students who have taken Biology 250

Curriculum Codes
  • NS
  • QS
Typically Offered
Spring Only