Apr 15, 2025  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

BIOL 412 - Molecular Evolution



Molecular evolution of genes and genomes. Determination of the universal tree of life by inferring molecular phylogenies of genes and proteins. Emphasis on evolution by duplication, recombination, and transposition.

Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C in the following: BIOL 190A  and BIOL 190L  (formerly BIOL 196), BIOL 191A  and BIOL 191L  (formerly BIOL 197), CHEM 121A , CHEM 122A  ENG 102  or ENG 114  or HON 100 , and MATH 127  or 128   or 181   or  ,  . The maximum number of attempts for  BIOL 412 is three, including earned grades, withdrawals and audits.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with BIOL 612. Coursework at the 600-level requires additional work.