This unit focuses on the molecular genetics and evolution of genes involved in developmental pathways in animals and plants. Consideration is given to gene families that play roles in the development of organisms in diverse evolutionary lineages as well as to genes that control species-specific developmental programs. Topics include immunogenetics, neurogenetics, genes controlling flower development and inter-organism signalling pathways, leading to symbioses, and the interactions between an organism's genes and its environment, resulting in changes to the genome that may become heritable. -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Martha Ludwig
Prerequisites: GENE2230 Molecular Genetics I
