BIOL 427Evolution
This course will study the theory of evolution and the different levels at which biological evolution can be examined ranging from macroevolution and the fossil record to microevolutionary processes at the population level. It will look at how genomes evolve from bacteria to multicellular organisms as well as the evolution of body plans in plants and animals and the molecular underpinnings of these developmental transitions. These concepts will be used to understand human evolution and learn how the genome revolution has shed light on evolutionary medicine.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “( BIOL 220W or BIOL 220M and BIOL 230W or BIOL 230M or BMB 251 or BMB 251H ) or ( BIOL 220W or BIOL 220M and ENVST 200 )”
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Fall (1 program).
One of the options in (2)
- Astrobiology, Minor
- Entomology, Minor