QUANTITATIVE GENETICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Breadth - Biological Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. demonstrate an understanding regarding the various components contributing to variation of phenotypic traits Audience: Graduate 2. estimate basic genetic parameters of phenotypic traits using family data Audience: Graduate 3. compare different selection strategies in terms of expect genetic change Audience: Graduate 4. perform gene mapping using molecular marker data Audience: Graduate 5. examine and critically evaluate technical literature related to quantitative genetics Audience: Graduate 6. assess advantages and disadvantages of indirect genetic selection Audience: Graduate 7. perform mixed model analysis to infer variance components and to compute estimated breeding values Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. demonstrate an understanding regarding the various components contributing to variation of phenotypic traits Audience: Graduate 2. estimate basic genetic parameters of phenotypic traits using family data Audience: Graduate 3. compare different selection strategies in terms of expect genetic change Audience: Graduate 4. perform gene mapping using molecular marker data Audience: Graduate 5. examine and critically evaluate technical literature related to quantitative genetics Audience: Graduate 6. assess advantages and disadvantages of indirect genetic selection Audience: Graduate 7. perform mixed model analysis to infer variance components and to compute estimated breeding values Audience: Graduate