Basic Population Genetics (March2017)

Module 1 Introduction
Unit 1 1.1 PopGen Course FAQS
Unit 2 1.2 PopGen Syllabus
Unit 3 1.3 Vocabulary
Module 2 Quickie Genetics
Unit 1 PG 2.1 What is genetics?
Unit 2 PG 2.2 A quick look at genes
Unit 3 PG 2.3 A genetic primer for breeders
Module 3 Genetics, genes, and breeds
Unit 1 PG 3.1 What does “purebred” mean?
Unit 2 PG 3.2 What's in the Gene Pool?
Unit 3 PG 3.4 Why You Need Population Genetics: The Elevator Pitch
Module 4 Breeding strategies matter
Unit 1 PG 4.1 Breeding Strategies
Unit 2 PG 4.2 The good and bad of inbreeding
Module 5 The coefficient of inbreeding
Unit 1 PG 5.1 Wright's Coefficient of Inbreeding
Unit 2 PG 5.2 Simple calculations of COI
Unit 3 PG 5.3 What does Coefficient of Inbreeding (F) mean?
Unit 4 PG 5.4 How many generations of pedigree data should you use?
Unit 5 PG 5.5 The price of inbreeding
Module 6 Genes in Populations
Unit 1 PG 6.1 The Hardy-Weinberg Equation
Unit 2 PG 6.2 Using Hardy-Weinberg to assess breeding strategies
Module 7 Genetic Drift
Unit 1 PG 7.1 Genetic Drift
Unit 2 PG 7.2 More genetic drift
Module 8 Genetic analysis of populations
Unit 1 PG 8.1 Genetic analysis of populations (part 1)
Unit 2 PG 8.2 Genetic analysis of populations (part 2)
Module 9 Assessing Genetic Similarity
Unit 1 PG 9.1 Assessing Genetic Similarity
Unit 2 PG 9.2 Creating a Dendrogram of Genetic Relationships
Unit 3 PG 9.3 Finding genes without DNA
Module 10 The genetics of selection
Unit 1 PG 10.1 Heritability
Unit 2 PG 10.2 Quantitative traits
Module 11 Breeding Values
Unit 1 PG 11.1 Breeding values
Unit 2 PG 11.2 Estimated Breed Values Example
Unit 3 PG 11.3 Do estimated breeding values work?
Unit 4 PG 11.4 Cornell's EBVs for hips and elbows
Module 12 Genetic Management
Unit 1 PG 12.1 Managing genes
Unit 2 PG 12.2 Managing inbreeding
Unit 3 PG 12.3 Managing breeders