Overview
Description
Basic principles of animal breeding, including genetics, population genetics, animal selection, heritability, basic statistics, and biotechnology tools. Examples: breeding of farm, companion, and laboratory animals to illustrate the importance of breeding.
Requirements
Prerequisites
BIOL 191A
Corequisites
BIOL 300
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 191A.
Corequisites
Corequisite(s): BIOL 300.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- discuss animal breeding, its consequences, and its importance.
- apply genetic principles to animal breeding.
- analyze the effects of various factors that affect animal breeding.
- evaluate the status, characteristics, and consequences of technologies available for animal breeding.