BIOL 4076 - Evolutionary Developmental Biology

4 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: BIOL-3440, BIOL 3800, BIOL 4074 with a C or higher; or consent of the instructor.
Corequisites: None.
Pre/Corequisites: None.
Requirements: None.

Description
This course will investigate the synthesis of developmental biology and evolutionary thought. Topics include how the development of insects and vertebrates have evolved over time, how evo-devo can generate and maintain organismal diversity, and how evo-devo provides insight into human evolution.