Biology 351 - SEM: EVOLUTIONARY- EPIGENETICS

Topics course.: There is increasing evidence of epigenetic phenomena influencing the development of organisms and the transmission of information between generations. These epigenetic phenomena include the inheritance of acquired morphological traits in some lineages and the apparent transmission of RNA caches between generations in plants, animals and microbes. This seminar explores emerging data on epigenetics and discusses the impact of these phenomena on evolution. Participants write an independent research paper on a topic of their choice. Prerequisite: BIO 230, 232 or permission of the instructor.

Instructor Permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores