Evolution.

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This integrative capstone course synthesizes principles from molecular, cellular, and organismal biology in an analysis of biological diversity in the context of evolutionary patterns and processes. Considered are the history of evolutionary thought, molecular evolution, population and quantitative genetics, selection and adaptation, as well as speciation. Emphasis is on how scientists' study and document change over time in natural populations, the methods used in testing evolutionary hypotheses, and how discovering evolutionary mechanisms at an organizational level may help illuminate processes in the natural world. Prerequisites: BIOB 485 /486 Molecular Biology and Genetics Lecture and Lab.