BIOL 6076 - Evolutionary Developmental Biology

4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Either BIOL 3440, BIOL 3800, BIOL 4074, BIOL 6074, BIOL 6440, BIOL 7800, or equivalent with a C or higher; or permission of instructor.
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. Four lecture hours a week.