XiaLab at University of Ottawa

Skip Navigation Links

BIO3119 Population Genetics (Fall term)

(This page is rarely updated. Please use Brightspce for updated information)

Relevant information:

  • This course is more mathematical than other biology courses.
  • Student composition: BioMed (40%), BioPharm (24%), Biology (16%), Biochem (8%), Health (8%), Other (4%)
  • In past years, 3rd- and 4th- year Biology students performed equally well in this course, but in all other programs, 3rd year students performed much worse than 4th-year students in this course. BPS students typically include the best and the worst performers in the course.
  • Syllabus
  • Reference book: Felsenstein, J. 2019. Theoretical Population Genetics (An excellent source of population genetics insights)
  • A very useful software tool for teaching population genetics: PopG

The exam files will be ready for downloading at the scheduled exam time. The URL of the exam files is

http://dambe.bio.uottawa.ca/teach/BIO3119/WhatExam/########.xlsx

(where "WhatExam" is either "Midterm", or "Final", and "########" is your student ID)

The link for the deferred final exam is the same as that for the final exam.

For lecture schedule and PPT slides, please access Brightspace

(The slide-embedded assignments are to be submitted on Tuesday in the week following the lecture.)

© 2016. XiaLab. All Rights Reserved.