BIOL 480 - Bioinformatics

Units: 5

Studies how populations evolve in response to demography and natural selection, to understand genetic diversity and variation. Includes a study of mutation, drift, neutral theory, migration, selection, structure and inbreeding. Lab includes a small-scale population genetics project, involving local flora and fauna. Lab covers DNA extraction, quality control, PCR, genotyping, sequencing, bioinformatics using R to address questions about evolutionary history and genomic diversity. Three hours of lecture. Four hours of laboratory.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 351 , or BIOL 352 or BIOT 355 with a minimum grade of C (2.0), or enrollment in the Biological Sciences graduate program.