Kyle Benowitz
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Phone: 480-965-8312
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Mail code: 2780Campus: Poly
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Kyle Benowitz is an evolutionary geneticist who is primarily interested in the question of how social interactions influence the course of evolution. He currently focuses on the study of indirect genetic effects (IGE), wherein the genotype of one individual influences the phenotype of another. His lab uses behavioral studies alongside quantitative, population, and comparative genomic approaches to seek to understand the genes associated with IGEs and how they evolve. The primary study organisms in the lab are burying beetles, which are carrion beetles that provide advanced parental care to their offspring.
Benowitz also collaborates on projects related to multilevel selection, parental care in terrestrial isopods, the genetic basis of insecticide resistance, and complex trait genetics in desert-adapted flies.
Ph.D. Genetics, University of Georgia, 2017.
B.A. Biology, University of Virginia, 2012.
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| ABS 355 | Vertebrate Adaptations |
| BIO 340 | General Genetics |
| BIO 340 | General Genetics |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 340 | General Genetics |
| BIO 340 | General Genetics |
| ABS 598 | Special Topics |
| ABS 494 | Special Topics |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| ABS 490 | Applied Biol Sciences Seminar |
| BIO 340 | General Genetics |
| BIO 340 | General Genetics |
| ABS 490 | Applied Biol Sciences Seminar |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| BIO 340 | General Genetics |
| BIO 340 | General Genetics |