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BIO 310 Evolution

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Evolutionary biology. Topics include the history of life, fossil record, causes of micro-evolution (including natural selection and mutation), macro-evolutionary processes (including speciation and extinction), evolutionary genetics and developmental biology (“evo-devo”), phylogeny construction and taxonomy.

Prerequisite

Recommended: prior completion of BIO 161, 162 & 100A, or BIO 100& 100A, or equivalent

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