Course capsule
  • Basic genetics; Single genes in a population; Forces 
   changing gene frequency; Effective population size; 
   Relationship and inbreeding; Genetic and phenotypic 
   variance components; Estimation of heritability; Analysis 
   of full-sibs and half-sibs; Pedigree analysis; Correlation 
   among relatives; Genotype-environment interaction; 
   Repeatability; Prediction of breeding values; Molecular 
   biology in animals; Restriction enzymes, recombinant 
   DNA; DNA sequencing; PCR; DNA markers; DNA finger 
   printing; Gene mapping; Marker assisted selection  
        Course Objectives
  Upon completion of the course you should be able 
   to 
    –Predict the pattern of behavior of a single genes in a 
    population.
    –Quantify the relationship and effect of inbreeding in 
    a population.
    –Estimate genetic parameters with respect to 
    quantitative characters
    –Explain the application of molecular genetic 
    techniques in farm animal breeding
        Lecture outline
    Basic genetics and Population genetics
  Lecture 1 - Introduction to basic genetics and 
   single genes in a populations.
  Lecture 2 – Hardy-Weinberg principle, Forces 
   changing gene frequency.
  Lecture 3 - Relationship and inbreeding, 
   effective population size.
    Basic genetics / Mendelian genetics 
    Visit the websites
         1. http://anthro.palomar.edu/mendel
         2. http://ansci.cornell.edu/usdagen