GS110042   Population Genetics

Fu, Yun-Xin. Two semester hours. Spring annually. Prerequisite: genetics and statistics, and consent of instructor

Basic principles of population genetics and their applications to human populations will be discussed. The topics to be covered are random mating populations, inbreeding, natural selection, maintenance of polymorphic and deleterious genes, molecular evolution, eugenics, etc. Topics may vary from year to year with the background of students. Studies at the molecular level will be emphasized.