ECOL449B
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ECOL449B - Discovering Evolution: From Lamarck to the Modern Synthesis
Course ID
012541
Course Description
Examination of the personalities and events leading to the discovery of evolution, the scientific community's response thereto and subsequent developments including the in-corporation of genetics into evolutionary theory. Time permitting, the following topics will also be addressed: Neo-Larmackianism and the Lysenko affair, social Darwinism, craniometry and eugenics, sociobiology, and the implications of recent discoveries in genetics and development.
Min Units
3
Max Units
3
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Undergraduate
Component
Lecture
Optional Component
No