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Undergraduate handbook 2004
Science

Evolution and adaptation

Contact: Associate Professor Steve McKechnie (School of Biological Sciences)

The discipline

The study of evolution examines the origin and diversification of life throughout its 3.5 billion year history. The genetic and functional basis of adaptation provides insights into why organisms have the characteristics they do.

Sequence requirements

Major sequence in evolution and adaptation (48 points):

Details of these units and a full list of related units are provided in the `Biological sciences' entry in this section of the handbook.

*These units have compulsory level-two prerequisites beyond those listed for the sequence at level two.

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