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Dec 21, 2024
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BIOL 301 - Evolution(4 cr) Evolution processes underpin all biological phenomena and thus represent fundamental and synthetic ideas in all fields. Understanding evolution and how it impacts everything from our health to biotechnology is essential to all scholars. Lecture topics include patterns of macroevolution; mechanisms of microevolution; the nature of adaptation; units and levels of selection; how we measure natural selection; limits to selection; quantitative genetics; the evolution of behavior; and applications of evolution to conservation and medicine. In the laboratory, we will interpret the outcomes of evolution through computation and analysis of phylogenies, genomes, and population genetic structure. Previously offered as 3 credit, with separate lab. Prerequisites: BIOL 211 and BIOL 212 , or BIOL 103 and 104.
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