Nov 12, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25
BIOS 3300 - Principles of Evolution
Study of the microevolutionary and macroevolutionary processes and patterns that explain and characterize the history and diversity of life on Earth.
Requisites: (C- or better in BIOS 1710) and (BIOS 3100 or concurrent)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to describe and explain important events in the history of the life on earth
- Students will be able to analyze and interpret a phylogeny
- Students will be able to explain the basics of phylogenetic inference
- Students will be able to describe and explain microevolutionary theory, including topics in population genetics such as natural selection and genetic drift, and introductory quantitative genetic theory
- Students will be able to explain what a species is, and how they orginate
- Students will be able to describe and explain topics in macroevolution, such as adaptive radiation and mass extinctions
- Students will be able to explain the relevance of evolutionary thinking for medicine, food production, human biology, and other important, contemporary issues in society
- Students will be able to describe and explain the fundamental concepts of evolutionary biology
- Students will be able to define, identify, and explain evolutionary processes and patterns
- Students will be able to define and explain the basic concepts of the nature of science
- Students will be able to calculate basic evolutionary measurements (i.e. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, selection differentials)
- Students will be able to summarize, appraise, judge, criticize and defend articles form the primary literature
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