BSCI471

Molecular Evolution

Prerequisite: BSCI222; or permission of CMNS-Biology department. Patterns of DNA sequence variation within and between species, caused by nucleotide changes and the movement of transposable elements. Theories of molecular evolution, such as the neutral theory. Molecular clock hypothesis: its importance as a practical empirical tool in molecular genetics and systematics and its theoretical foundation. (Sponsoring Dept.: BIOL). Acceptable toward Biological Sciences Specialization Areas: ECEV and GENB (Genetics & Evolution).

Past Semesters

Michael Cummings

4 reviews
Average rating: 3.25

Michael Cummings

4 reviews
Average rating: 3.25

Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.70 between 228 students*

A-: 10.09%

A: 21.93%

A+: 2.63%

B-: 2.19%

B: 21.49%

B+: 8.77%

C-: 6.14%

C: 8.77%

C+: 1.75%

D: 1.32%

D+: 0.44%

F: 2.19%

W: 11.84%

other: 0.44%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.