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CS92PROD
MacroEvolution, Pattern and Process


BIOL 214
Spring 2019
Section: 01  
Certificates: Environmental Studies
Course Cluster: Planetary Science, Planetary Science Minor

This course covers current areas of research in evolutionary biology. Topics include the evidence for evolution, the nature of variation, adaptive and random evolutionary processes in natural populations, mechanisms of speciation, origin of major groups, reconstruction of the history of life through comparative analysis of morphological and DNA sequence data, evolutionary developmental biology, coevolution of plant-animal interactions, and the application of evolutionary principles to conservation biology.
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: NSM BIOL
Course Format: LectureGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: [BIOL182 or MB&B182]
Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (BIOL)(ENVS-MN)(ENVS)(INFO-MN)(SISP)
Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above

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