Faculty. See under Department of Animal Science.
Major Program. See the major in Animal Science.
Related Courses. See Agronomy 221, 224; Plant Pathology 215X; Plant Biology 154; Vegetable Crops 220.
Questions pertaining to the following courses should be directed to the instructor or to the Animal Science Advising Center, 1202 Meyer Hall (530-754-7915).
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101. Animal Cytogenetics (2) III. Delany
Laboratory/discussion--1 hour; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 101, 102. Principles and techniques of cytogenetics applied to animal systems; chromosome harvest techniques, analysis of mitosis and meiosis, karyotyping, chromosome banding, cytogenetic mapping, chromosome structure and function, comparative cytogenetics.
105. Horse Genetics (2) III. Bowling
Lecture--2 hours. Prerequisite: course 15 and Biological Sciences 101. Coat color, parentage, testing, medical genetics, pedigrees, breeds, the gene map and genus Equus. Emphasis on understanding horse genetics based on the unity of mammalian genetics and making breeding decisions based on fundamental genetic concepts.
107. Genetics and Animal Breeding (5) I. Medrano
Lecture--4 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 101. Principles of quantitative genetics applied to improvement of livestock and poultry. Effects of mating systems and selection methods are emphasized with illustration from current breeding practices.
108. Methods in Quantitative Animal Breeding (3) II. Famula
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 107. Methods and procedures in quantitative animal breeding, including: expected value, single and multiple trait selection index, restricted selection, embedded traits, categorical traits, and best linear unbiased prediction.
109. Introduction to Parameter Estimation (1) II. Famula
Lecture--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 107 or the equivalent; course 108 recommended. Procedures for estimation of repeatability, heritability, and genetic and environmental correlations. Concept of expected value, estimation of variance components and the simulation of biological data.
111. Molecular Biology Laboratory Techniques (4) II. Murray, Williamson
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--6 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1C; Biological Sciences 101, 102, 103. Introduction to the concepts and techniques used in molecular biology; the role of this technology in both basic and applied animal research, and participation in laboratories using some of the most common techniques in molecular biology.
198. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Selected topics relating to animal genetics. (P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
204. Theory of Quantitative Genetics (3) I. Gall
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 107 or the equivalent. Theoretical basis of quantitative genetics and the consequences of Mendelian inheritance. Concepts used to estimate quantitative genetic differences and basis for partitioning the phenotypic variance. Offered in alternate years.
*206. Advanced Domestic Animal Breeding (3) III. Famula
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 107 and Animal Science 205; course 204 recommended. Procedures for the genetic evaluation of individuals to include selection indices and mixed model evaluation for single and multiple traits. Methods of estimating genetic trends. Offered in alternate years.
*208. Estimation of Genetic Parameters (3) III. The Staff (Animal Science)
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 107 and Animal Science 205; courses 204 and 108 recommended. General methods for the estimation of components of variance and covariance and their application to the estimation of heritability, repeatability and genetic correlations are considered. Specific emphasis is given to procedures applicable to livestock populations under selection.
211. Genetic Engineering of Animals (2) III. Murray
Lecture--1 hour; lecture/discussion--1 hour. Review of techniques for the genetic engineering of animals and their limitations and applications. Student-led discussions of recent papers in the field and possible future applications of genetically engineered animals in basic research and applied agricultural and medical research. Offered in alternate years. (S/U grading only.)
*212. Sequence Analysis in Molecular Genetics (2) II. Medrano
Lecture/laboratory--2 hours. Prerequisite: Genetics 201A, 201B, 201C, or the equivalents. The use of computer algorithms and on-line databases to analyze nucleic acid and protein sequences in molecular genetics research. Offered in alternate years. (S/U grading only.)
298. Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Lectures and discussions of advanced topics in animal genetics. (S/U grading only.)
299. Research in Animal Genetics (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Bradford in charge)
(S/U grading only.)
UC Davis 1999-2000 Online General Catalog. Posted July 30, 1999.
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