BIOL528 QUANTITATIVE GENETICS
| Course Code: | 2380528 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Biology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Learning population genetics models of selection, models of molecular evolution, and quantitative genetics models.
This course builds on BIO525 Population Genetics.
Course Content
Science of genetics. Genetic constitution of a population, changes of gene frequencies, quantitative inheritance, analyses of quantitative characteristics, heritability, artificial selection, inbreeding and partitioning of variance.(R)*
Course Learning Outcomes
The student will have learned:
Models of selection that assume infinite or finite population size
The neutral theory of molecular evolution
Different tests of neutrality / selection and their applicability in different settings
Models of evolutionary interactions and conflict
Modeling quantitative trait variation and evolution of quantitative traits.