Phylogenetics is the taxonomical classification of organisms based on how closely they are related in terms of evolutionary differences.
Learning outcomes
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.
Contents
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
Teaching methods
Teaching method
Contact
Online
Lectures
20 h
0 h
Teaching language
English
Modes of study
Option
1
Available for:
Degree Programme Students
Other Students
Open University Students
Doctoral Students
Exchange Students
Participation in course work
In
English
Exercise(s)
In
English
Written exam
In
English
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
Study materials
Lecture notes and other material provided by the teacher.