Evolution

Catalog description

Evolution is an introduction to the central organizing theme in biology. The course examines the basic mechanisms for evolution at various scales, ranging from molecular to ecological levels. Major topics include evolutionary genetics, microevolution, speciation, macroevolution, and evolutionary medicine. It consists of weekly three one-hour lectures and one three-hour lab, the co-requisite BIOL 232. Pre-requisites are General Biology I ( BIOL 111 or 121) with grades of C or better.