BIOL 360 - Molecular Evolution and Bioinformatics (MO)

3 cr.

(Prerequisites: MOL. BIOL I {BIOL 361}, or Genetics {BIOL 260}, or BIOCHEM {CHEM 350} or Evolution {BIOL 375}, or instructor permission)

Integrated lecture and computer lab course that examines theories of molecular evolution and analyzes large datasets bioinformatically. Topics covered will include genome evolution, phylogenetic reconstruction, command-line operations, Python scripting.