Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASBI206 OR CASBI309) MA/CS requirements for Biology major plus BI206 or BI303; or consent o f instructor. - General introduction to population genetics, including the interactions of basic evolutionary processes (mutation, natural selection, genetic drift, inbreeding, recombination, and gene flow) in determining the genetic composition and evolutionary trajectories of natural populations. Course considers the classic models and insights of the modern evolutionary synthesis and more recently developed approaches based on coalescent theory and population genomics.

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