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assignment Level : Intermediate
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In this course you will learn about how and why DNA and protein sequences evolve. You will learn the theory behind methods for building and analyzing phylogenetic trees, and get hands-on experience with some widely used software packages.

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Module 1:   Introduction to evolutionary theory and population genetics: models of growth, selection and mutation
Module 2:   Neutral mutations and genetic drift. Tree reconstruction by parsimony
Module 3:   Consensus trees. Distance matrix methods
Module 4:   Models of sequence evolution. Likelihood methods
Module 5:   Bayesian inference of phylogeny
Module 6:   Testing hypotheses in a phylogenetic context

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  • Anders Pedersen - DTU Systems Biology
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Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
DTU focuses on research in technical and natural sciences that contributes to the development of society. As an industrially orientated university, our goal is to supply high-level international research based on combining theory with constructing models and empirical methods.
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