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Evolution In Health Disease

Current offering — AY2026/2027 Semester 1

This course aims to introduce you to discover yourself as Homo sapience, which is a result of the evolution process for a long time. The class will focus on phenotypic differences between individuals, especially for diseases and symptoms, which are associated with genetic variants and results of evolution. You will learn about the evolution and the demographic history of humans in the population genetic perspective. Throughout the course, you will obtain essential knowledge and applications of population genetics, genomics, and evolutionary biology. Also, you will learn the most advanced population genomic and human genetic studies from scientists who are conducting research projects in the field. This course is crucial to those considering medical genetics and human genetics as a future career.

Total hours per week: 3 hrs

AUs3.0 AUs
Grade Type
Prerequisite
Exam30 November 2026, 9.00 am - 11.30 am

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