Module Number

BIOINF3310
Module Title

Phylogeny and Evolution
Type of Module

Elective Compulsory
ECTS 6
Work load
- Contact time
- Self study
Workload:
180 h
Class time:
60 h / 4 SWS
Self study:
120 h
Duration 1 Semester
Frequency Irregular
Language of instruction English
Type of Exam

Written Test

Lecture type(s) Lecture, Tutorial
Content

This course provides a detailed introduction into phylogenetic analysis. Topics
include distance-based methods, parsimony methods, likelihood methods and
Bayesian inference. We also look at the concept of compatibility and some of
its generalizations, the latter leading to phylogenetic networks.

Objectives

This module builds directly on the module Fundamentals of Bioinformatics and expands and complements it: A detailed and up-to-date overview of problems and methods in bioinformatics related to phylogeny is given. The students know the basics of this subject area. They can recognise and use phylogenetic methods in a meaningful way.

Allocation of credits / grading
Type of Class
Status
SWS
Credits
Type of Exam
Exam duration
Evaluation
Calculation
of Module (%)
Prerequisite for participation There are no specific prerequisites.
Lecturer / Other Huson
Literature

Huson, Rupp and Scornavacca, Cambridge, 2010

Last offered unknown
Planned for Wintersemester 2024
Assigned Study Areas BIOINFM2210, BIOINFM2510, INFM2510, MDZINFM2510, MDZINFM3110, MEINFM3210