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 |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Block 3 (Sem 2), Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
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| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Increased understanding of Biological processes. Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later. |
Assessment Information
| Assessed assignments 100% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Keywords | ebmolph |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Andrew Rambaut
Tel: (0131 6)50 8624
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Course secretary | Mrs Pat Dougall
Tel: (0131 6)50 5464
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