Introduction to Animal Breeding and Molecular Biology
Animal Breeding introduction
Our Model
Infinitesimal Model
Opening the Genetics Black Box
Major Gene or Candidate Gene Model
Genetic Improvement: Challenges and Technologies
Molecular Genetics and Animal Breeding
Molecular biology review
PPT Slide
DNA
Genes/alleles
Alleles/Haplotypes
Calculation of allele frequencies
Genotype
Calculation of genotypic frequencies
Locus/Loci
Gene Action
Chromosomes Human example
Bovine Genome
Size reference
Molecular methods
The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
PCR
Restriction Enzymes
Schematic of a double stranded DNA fragment with an EcoRI restriction site
DNA markers and testing
Types of Markers
Example of microsatellites
SNP example
Other definitions
Use of the markers
Genetic testing
Examples of genetic tests
Double Muscling
Genetic tests
ESR PCR-RFLP Test
Summary
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