Module 1 1) Introduction to Managing Genetics for the Future
Unit 1 MG 1.1 Course FAQs
Unit 2 MG 1.2 Genetics Nuts and Bolts
Module 2 2) What is the dog?
Unit 1 MG 2.1 What are Dogs?
Module 3 3) Origin of breeds
Unit 1 MG 3.1 What is a breed?
Unit 2 MG 3.2 Why is breed preservation important?
Module 4 4) Playing in the Gene Pool
Unit 1 MG 4.1 What is in the gene pool?
Unit 2 MG 4.2 How big is the gene pool?
Unit 3 MG 4.3 Defining the gene pool
Module 5 5) Quiz 1: Gene pools
Unit 1 MG 5.0 Quiz 1: Breeds and gene pools
Module 6 Inbreeding
Unit 1 MG 6.1 Wright's Coefficient of Inbreeding
Unit 2 MG 6.2 Simple calculations of COI
Unit 3 MG 6.3 What does Coefficient of Inbreeding (F) mean?
Unit 4 MG 6.4 Quiz: Coefficient of Inbreeding
Module 7 Genetic disorders
Unit 1 MG 7.0 The price of inbreeding
Unit 2 MG 7.1 Inbreeding and mutations
Unit 3 MG 7.2 Is that genetic disorder a "problem" in your breed?
Module 8 Gene Frequencies in Populations
Unit 1 MG 8.1 Hardy-Weinberg Law
Unit 2 MG 8.2 Applying Hardy-Weinberg to breeding strategies
Unit 3 MG 8.3 Popular sires
Unit 4 MG 8.4 Breeding strategies
Module 9 Genetic Drift
Unit 1 MG 9.1 Genetic drift
Unit 2 MG 9.2 More genetic drift - Part 2
Module 10 Assessing the genetic status of a breed
Unit 1 MG 10.1 Inbreeding in humans, livestock, pets, and research animals (videos)
Unit 2 MG 10.2 Using the Inbreeding and Kinship Coefficients
Unit 3 MG 10.3 Assessing the genetic health of breed
Unit 4 MG 10.4 Mean kinship
Module 11 Genetic diversity and effective population size
Unit 1 MG 11.2 Effective population size
Unit 2 MG 11.1 Population estimates of diversity
Module 12 Genetics of dog breeds
Unit 1 MG 12.1 Breed studies of genetics
Unit 2 MG 12.2 Population genetics of the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Unit 3 MG 12.3 Population genetics of the Icelandic Sheepdog
Unit 4 MG 12.4 Chinook genetics
Unit 5 MG 12.5 Afghan genetics
Unit 6 MG 12.6 What do the numbers mean?
Module 13 Basic Genetic Management
Unit 1 MG 13.1 Genetic management: basic strategy
Unit 2 MG 13.2 Genetic management: breed examples
Unit 3 MG 13.3 Genetic analysis of UK breeds
Unit 4 MG 13.4 Fundamental principles of genetic management
Module 14 Tools for selection
Unit 1 MG 14.1 Heritability
Unit 2 MG 14.2 Breeding values
Unit 3 MG 14.3 Estimated Breed Values Example
Unit 4 MG 14.4 Do estimated breed values work?
Unit 5 MG 14.5 Cornell's EBVs
Module 15 Finale
Unit 1 MG 15.1 Are you ready to be a breeder?
Unit 2 MG 15.2 Ready for Master Breeder?
Unit 3 MG 15.3 Congratulations!