Molecular Evolution and Disease

3 credits · Undergraduate

Molecular evolution of adaptation and disease. Molecular mechanisms of human disease approached through analysis of evolutionary adaptation in extremophile animals. Comparative analysis of multiple protein systems that facilitate adaptation in some species but are implicated in human conditions such as cancer, visual impairment, and aging. Serves as repeat credit for BSCI 3890 section 02 in Spring 2024. No credit for students who have earned credit for BSCI 5240. Prerequisite: BSCI 1510 and 1511. [3] (MNS)