BIO 231 - Population Genetics and Conservation (1)

Population Genetics and Conservation is designed for students majoring/minoring in ecology and evolutionary biology and/or in environmental science with an environmental biology concentration. The focus of this course is the study of genetics at the individual, population, and species scales. Throughout the course, students become familiar with molecular tools, methods, and metrics for describing and assessing population genetic diversity, and how these are used to learn more about a species’ ecology and evolutionary biology. Concepts covered are paired with case studies and exercises that demonstrate how molecular tools can be used by ecologists and evolutionary biologists to ask and answer real world questions. 

This course may not be used as a substitute for BIO 315 which is required for BMB majors. Prerequisite(s): BIO 141 , BIO 142  
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