BIO 355 Conservation, Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics

Uses an inquiry-based approach to explore how genetic data are used to answer research questions in conservation, evolution and ecology. The course focuses on the main approaches and limitations to selecting genetic markers, collecting and analyzing genetic data, that are used in current research. For example, we will cover genealogical data (e.g., DNA sequence), codominant allele data (e.g., microsatellite), expression data (e.g., cDNA) and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data. Topics will be broached as hypothetical research questions are brought to the class by students.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Biology lower-core curriculum and BIO 200 or BIO 201.

Corequisite

BIO 355L

Offered

spring semester of odd years.