BIOL 108: Introductory Population Genetics

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion and demonstration, 1 hour

Catalog page 128

Prerequisites: BIOL 005A, BIOL 005B, BIOL 005C, CHEM 001C or CHEM 01HC, CHEM 112C, MATH 009B or MATH 09HB, PHYS 002C, PHYS 02LC, one course in statistics

Description: A study of the factors influencing the genetic structure of natural populations. Topics discussed include the incidence of genetic disease, inbreeding, conservation genetics, molecular evolution, adaptation in a changing environment, and how natural selection acts at different levels of organization.

Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 80/80  80/ 80
2024-25 78/80  78/ 80
2023-24 79/80  79/ 80
2022-23 80/80 37/50 117/130
2021-22 70/80  70/ 80
2020-21 65/80  65/ 80
2019-20 78/80  78/ 80
2018-19 29/80  29/ 80
2017-18 77/78  77/ 78
2016-17 53/59  53/ 59