BIO4210 – Phylogeny and Classification

Course content

The course presents a survey of research methodology in modern systematics with emphasis on phylogenetic analysis based on molecular data. Different approaches to phylogenetic analysis will be dealt with: distance methods, parsimony, network algorithms, maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference. The connection between phylogeny and classification as well as a short introduction to basal nomenclature will be included.

Learning outcome

The students will obtain basal knowledge of phylogenetic theory as well as various analytic tools which will enable them to analyse different kinds of data and interpret the results in a larger context.

Admission

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PhD-students must register for BIO9210.

The courses BIO4210 and BIO9210 have common admission. Applicants are ranked by the following criteria:
1. PhD students and master students at the MN faculty who have the course as part of the approved curriculum.
2. Other PhD students and visiting PhD students.
3. Students with admission to single courses on master’s level and exchange students
4. Applicants are ranked by credits in each group; all applicants within 1st rank before applicants in 2nd etc. If admission is limited to a fixed number of participants, admission will be decided by drawing lots for students who are ranked equally

Overlapping courses

Teaching

Teaching will take Place over five weeks in the beginning of the semester and will be organised in lectures and computer exercises where the students may work individually or in small groups. The students will have to read and present research papers on releva