Graduate Courses

2024 Fall Course Info
History and Perspectives in Animal Breeding and GeneticsPopulation and Quantitative Genetics
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Course Information
Population and Quantitative Genetics
Course Description
The course objective is to introduce quantitative genetics models and tools and apply them in a variety of contexts to enable students to approach and resolve quantitative problems in their own genetical research. The course presents the theory of Mendelian loci arranged on chromosomes and how loci, genetic maps, and populations are characterized. It introduces how data from DNA markers can be used to further our understanding of underlying genetic factors, describes mechanisms that change allele frequencies at Mendelian loci, considers how Mendelian loci affect continuously distributed and environmentally sensitive traits, models observations of such traits in terms of resemblance between relatives, and uses all of these topics to develop more effective programs for genetic improvement of agriculturally important animal and plant populations.
Contacts
Instructor

Jack Dekkers
Office: 515-294-7509
Fax: 515-294-9150
jdekkers@iastate.edu

Campus Coordinator

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Disability Support Services

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Textbooks

TBD

Course Access
 
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Exam Proctor

This course requires an exam proctor. Consult the campus coordinator at the teaching university for proctor guidelines.

Synchronous Components

This course includes required synchronous components. Consult with the instructor for more information.

Comments

Proctor needed for TWO 2-hour midterms and ONE 3-hour final. Synchronous components on Tuesday/Thursdays from 8:55AM - 10:45AM CST. 

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