Population Genetics

Hours

4.0 Credit, 4 Lecture, 0 Lab

Basic principles of population genetics applied to natural populations; drift, selection, and nonrandom mating; inferring population subdivision, migration, and gene flow.

Introduction

Students will gain a general introduction to the field a population genetics.

Application

Students will experience the broad application of population genetics to diverse fields from ecology to medicine.

Analyze Data

Students will manipulate and analyze population genetic data, especially molecular data.