Undergraduate Course: Molecular Phylogenetics (EVBI10003)
Course Outline
School |
School of Biological Sciences |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
Home subject area |
Evolutionary Biology |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None |
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Course description |
This course will introduce modern molecular phylogenetics in the general context of evolutionary genetic analysis. It will discuss problems and opportunities associated with molecular phylogenetics, different evolutionary models for nucleotide sequence data, and phylogeny reconstruction by a range of approaches. The use of phylogenetic approaches in evolutionary genetics studies will be discussed. |
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Block 3 (Sem 2), Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
No Classes have been defined for this Course |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Increased understanding of Biological processes. Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later. |
Assessment Information
Assessed assignments 100% |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Prof Andrew Rambaut
Tel: (0131 6)50 8624
Email: a.rambaut@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Pat Dougall
Tel: (0131 6)50 5464
Email: pat.dougall@ed.ac.uk |
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