Molecular Systematics Homework

Spring 2000

Assignment 1

Prepare a data matrix for the provided OTUs (Operational Taxonomic Units).

Assignment 2

Homework:Write a review of the following article. Your review should not exceed three pages of double spaced, 12 point type.

Caccone, A., J.P. Gibbs, V. Ketmaier, E. Suatoni, and J.R. Powell. 1999. Origin and evolutionary relationships of giant Galapagos tortoises. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 96:13223-13228.

Available to University of Maryland students as an electronic journal article: http://www.pnas.org/content/vol96/issue23/#EVOLUTION

Assignment 3

Homework:Write a review of the following article. Your review should not exceed three pages of double spaced, 12 point type.

Notaro, R., A. Afolayan, and L. Luzzatto. 2000. Human mutations in glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase reflect evolutionary history. FASEB J. 14:485-494.

Available to University of Maryland students as an electronic journal article: http://www.fasebj.org/contents-by-date.0.shtml (follow the link for March 2000; v. 14#3)


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