Avainsanat

Yleiskuvaus

Phylogenetics is the taxonomical classification of organisms based on how closely they are related in terms of evolutionary differences.

Osaamistavoitteet

The course will familiarize students with different phylogenetics algorithms and practical software applications for biological problems. They will be able to create phylogenetic trees from multiple sequence alignments choosing a suitable method for the biological problem. They will be able to interpret different kinds of phylogenetic trees and cladograms which are used most frequently in scientific publications.

Sisältö

1. Introduction and background
2. Characters and parsimony
3. Distance based methods, maximum likelihood
4. Bootstrap trees and consensus trees
5. Bayesian methods
6. Programs and examples

Toteutustavat

Opetustapa	Paikalla	Verkossa
Luento-opetus	20 t	0 t

Opetuskieli

englanti

Arviointi

Numerolla 1-5.

Kirjallisuus/Oppimateriaali

Lecture notes and other material provided by the teacher.

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