Oct 24, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

BIOL 260 - Comparative Evolution of the Vertebrates


When Offered: F, S

4 Credit(s)
2 Lecture Hour(s)
4 Lab Hour(s)

This course is a comparative study of chordate organ systems with rather detailed emphasis on the evolution and organogenesis of primitive chordates, dogfish shark and the cat. The laboratory emphasizes the comparative anatomy of representative chordates.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 101 .