Sustainable Development Goals
Abstract/Objectives
Phylogenetics aims to infer relationships among groups of organisms, individuals, or homologous sequences. Accompanied with blooming of computation and sequencing technology, methodological advances in phylogenetics have been highlighted for biologists nowadays. Particularly for scientists who intend to address evolutionary issues, general understanding about updated phylogenetic tools and approaches are indispensable. On basis of sophistic phylogenetic analyses, we are able to further address evolutionary history behind the tree of life.
Results/Contributions
Teaching Method:
All students are required to conduct a phylogenetics-related project, read all assigned chapters and papers, and participate in classroom discussions.
Text Books:
"Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics" by Masatoshi Nei & Sudhir Kumar, Oxford University Press (2000)
"Essential Bioinformatics" by Jin Xiong, Cambridge University Press (2012)
"Phylogenetic Trees Made Easy. A How-to Manual" by Barry G. Hall, Oxford University Press (2018)
"Molecular Evolution. A Statistical Approach Preface" by Ziheng Yang, Oxford University Press (2014)
Keywords
evolution, phylogeny
Contact Information
郭立園 副教授
lykuo@life.nthu.edu.tw