MOLECULAR EVOLUTION | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

BBT 2306

Course Credit Units:

Semester:

Semester 2

Year of Study:

Year 2

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

College:

College of Natural Sciences

School:

School of Biological Sciences

Department:

Botany

Course Discipline:

Biology

Course Description & Objectives:

This course will cover the interpretation of the DNA sequences in relation to evolutionary change at the molecular level, mechanism of evolution of the genome, inter- and intra-specific genetic variation, genetic fingerprinting and natural selection.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, the students should be able to:

interpret DNA sequences in relation to evolutionary change at the moleculal level,.
explain the mechanism of how genes and genomes evolve,
interpret inter- and intra-specific genetic variation,
reconstruct the evolutionary history of genes and species,

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