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Fall 2020
May 03, 2024
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BIOL 402 - Processes of Organic Evolution
A study of the historical development of evolutionary thought in the pre- and post-Darwinian periods; the interplay among mutations, recombination, gene flow, natural selection, and genetic drift in determining the direction of evolutionary change; isolating mechanisms and the origins of species; the role of polyploidy in plant evolution; the significance of hybridization in evolution and speciation; and evidences of evolution from various disciplines. No laboratory. Prerequisites: BIOL 208/208L Genetics with lab and BIOL 318 Writing for the Biological Sciences.
1.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Non-Matriculated, Post-Baccalaureate Tchr Lcnse, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Directed Study, Lecture

Biology Department

Course Attributes:
Undergraduate Level Course

Restrictions:
May not be assigned one of the following Student Attributes:     
      DGCE Student

Prerequisites:
PREREQ for BIOL 402

General Requirements:
Course or Test: BIOL 208
May not be taken concurrently.
and
Course or Test: BIOL 318
May not be taken concurrently.  )
or
Course or Test: BIOL 208
May not be taken concurrently.
and
Course or Test: BIOL 230
May not be taken concurrently.  )
or

May not be taken concurrently.  )
or

May not be taken concurrently. )


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