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2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIOL 635 - Population Genetics and Diversity

3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded
Course can be counted for credit once

Description:
A quantitative approach to the concept of populations and the evolutionary forces affecting them. The course analyzes the interactions among forces and the resulting dynamics of population structure. Toward the end of the semester, the course shifts its primary emphasis from lecture to discussion in order to cover current topics in population genetics. Topics include the theory and application of tools necessary for assaying genetic variation in natural populations, DNA fingerprinting in forensics, the evolution of sex, and the genetics of rare and endangered species.

Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: Graduate degree student in Biology or permission.

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