MASC607 MARINE MOLECULAR ECOLOGY
| Course Code: |
9500607 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Graduate School Of Marine Sciences |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Molecular markers allow us to quantify genetic diversity, track the movements of individuals, measure inbreeding, identify the remains of individuals, characterize new species, and retrace historical patterns of dispersal. More recently, increasingly sophisticated genomic techniques have provided remarkable insight into the functioning of different genes and how evolutionary adaptations can determine whether an organism will survive a changing environment. The lecture begins with some of the fundamental theories of genetics and population genetics. It then will continue to build on this theory by providing thorough treatments of phylogeography, behavioral ecology, and conservation genetics.
