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Sacramento, California
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BIO 113
Evolution and Speciation in Flowering Plants
A survey of the important tools and mechanisms used to study speciation in plants. Topics include the molecular basis of evolutionary change, intraspecific genetic variation at both the local and landscape levels, theory regarding mechanisms of speciation, and the importance of polyploidy. Readings will be from both a text and from the primary literature, and will include in-depth discussions of historical and modern studies in plant evolution. Lecture three hours.
Units: 3.0
Prerequisites:
BIO 002 - Cells, Molecules and Genes
and
BIO 001 - Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology