BIOL 442 Evolution (Lec/Lab)
A study of changes in biological systems at the molecular, organismal, and populational levels. These biological changes are studied in the framework of concepts and causal mechanisms.
Offered
Spring, even years
Student Learning Outcomes
- The historical development and impact of evolution
- The mechanisms of evolution, genetic change, adaptation, and speciation
- How evolution is studied and its application to areas of current research and controversy
- The relationship of evolutionary biology to genetics, molecular biology, geology, developmental biology, anatomy, ecology, and other biological fields
- The biological history of the earth, the major radiations and extinctions, the origin of the major taxa of life, and the theories concerning the mechanisms affecting the course of life
- The relationship of evolution to society, religion, philosophy, and other disciplines