BIOL 455 - MOLECULAR SYSTEMATICS

Institution:

Old Dominion University

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Description:

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: BIOL 115N, 116N, 292 and 303. An introduction to the processes and procedures used to reconstruct the evolutionary history of living organisms using chromosomes, proteins, and nucleic acids. Topics include project planning and sampling, molecular techniques, and analytical and tree-building programs used to infer phylogeny. Assignments include readings followed by participation in group discussions and an oral presentation followed by a written paper on the analyses of a molecular data set.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.odu.edu

Phone Number:

(757) 683-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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