2023-2024 Catalog

BIO 326 Molecular Phylogenetics

This course focuses on how to build the tree of life from DNA data, from how DNA evolves to how DNA mutations are analyzed to create phylogenies. Topics covered include the theory behind molecular evolution and various analytical methods, as well as its application to creating evolutionary histories of genes and organisms.

Credits

4 units

Prerequisite

BIO 280

Corequisite

BIO 326L