Evolutionary Genetics

Education facts

Code: 1BG205

The course deals with evolutionary processes on a molecular and genetic level. The course provides training in molecular methods for studying genetic variation and relationships as well as the detection of mutations (microsatellite analyses, DNA profiles, SNP analysis, DNA sequencing); genetic diversity; phylogeography; paternity and sex tests. The course contains three theoretical parts: * molecular evolution: dealing with the mutation process, evolutionary rates, the molecular clock, selection and neutral evolution at the molecular level, genetic variation and its significance * genome evolution: dealing with genome size, the evolution of chromosomes, multigene families, the evolution of introns, different types of repetitive DNA and gene conversion and * evolution of genetic systems: the evolution of sex and sexual reproduction, recombination rates, sex ratios, intranuclear conflicts, the evolution of ageing, immunogenetics, mitochondrial DNA, human evolution, the evolution and genetics of domesticated animals and plants.

Entry requirements

60 credits in biology including 1) The Evolution and Diversity of Organisms (15 credits, course completed), Molecular Biology and Genetics (10 credits, course completed) and Ecology and Population Genetics (15 credits, course taken), or 2) Biology A: Patterns and Processes (22.5 credits) or Biology A: Patterns, Processes and Science Education (22.5 credits).

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Evolutionary Genetics

  Uppsala University

  Start date: 2 November 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 100 %