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2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIO 551. Current Topics in Human Development and Evolution

3.00
Typically Offered: SPRING
Crosslisted BIO 451

Discussion-based course on the developmental changes involved in our evolution from ape-like ancestors; using the science of cloning and embryonic stem cells to prolong human life; the evolutionary theory of aging; the genetic conflict theory of human pregnancy; the developmental basis of variation in human sexuality; and the direct effects of environment on modern human development and evolution.