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Advanced population genetics 353


 
Module code GTS 353
Qualification Undergraduate
Faculty Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Module content

Genetic variation and mating systems. Allele frequency change: genetic drift, natural and kin selection, mutation and migration. Molecular evolution: nucleotide substitutions to multigene families, and the neutral theory. Quantitative genetics: analysis of genetic variation, heritability, natural selection and artificial selection of quantitative traits. Identification of quantitative trait loci (QTLs).
Module credits 18.00
Prerequisites GTS 251 GS and GTS 261 GS
Contact time 2 lectures per week, 1 practical per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Period of presentation Semester 1
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