ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue

Course details
Course code: BHS10048f11
Semester: 2011/2012 winter
Name: POPULATION GENETICS IN ANIMAL BREEDING
Major: Animal Science
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 7
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 60
Lecturer: dr inż. Magdalena Zatoń-Dobrowolska
Language of instruction: Polish / English


Learning outcomes: After completing the course student will come a knowledge on mechanisms affecting the genetic structure of natural and breeding populations.

Competences: Student after this course can take a work in foundation, which care of protected species.

Prerequisites: Genetics, animal breeding

Course content: The course includes following questions: genetic equilibrium of a population, factors affecting frequencies of genes and genotypes in a population, theory of small populations, value and variability of quantitative trait, genetic parameters characterizing a population, selection of quantitative traits, genetic trend in a population and genetic distances between populations.

Recommended literature: Falconer D.S., Introduction to quantitative genetics, Mackay F.C. Longman, Harlow 1997 Żuk B. Metody genetyki populacji w hodowli zwierząt, PWRiL Warszawa 1973 Falconer D.S. Dziedziczenie cech ilościowych, PWN Warszawa 1974

Assessment methods: Compulsatory pass practical trening and lecture Minimum knowledge to pass: 60%

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