POPULATION GENETICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ZOOLOGY/ANTHRO/BOTANY 410 , ZOOLOGY 415 , GENETICS 466 , 468 , BIOCORE 381 , or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe methods of measuring and summarizing DNA variation. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Examine fundamental population genetic models and their predictions. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Develop intuition for the impact of evolutionary processes on genetic variation. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Identify and understand modern methods of population genetic data analysis. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Evaluate ongoing controversies and unsolved problems in population genetics. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Assess the relevance and utility of course content to own research. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe methods of measuring and summarizing DNA variation. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Examine fundamental population genetic models and their predictions. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Develop intuition for the impact of evolutionary processes on genetic variation. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Identify and understand modern methods of population genetic data analysis. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Evaluate ongoing controversies and unsolved problems in population genetics. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Assess the relevance and utility of course content to own research. Audience: Graduate