<p>(Same as Biomathematics M211 and Human Genetics M211.) Lecture, three hours; laboratory, one hour. Preparation: undergraduate course in statistics and probability. Theoretical models in molecular evolution focusing on phylogenetic techniques. Topics include evolutionary tree reconstruction methods, studies of viral evolution, phylogeography and coalescent approaches. Examples provided from evolutionary biology and evolutionary medicine, with unique focus on implications for human disease processes. Laboratory for hands-on computer analysis of sequence data. S/U or letter grading.</p>

Biostatistics

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Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health

Biostatistics encompasses the methodology and theory of statistics as applied to problems in the life and health sciences.

General Catalog

Mathematical and Statistical Phylogenetics

BIOSTAT M239

4 units