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1.  INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE

A.  Basic information

Name of course / Genetics and methods of breeding of animals
Study level / Second degree
Unit running the study programme / Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biology, Department of Genetic and Basic of Animal Breeding
Study programme
Speciality
Name of teacher (s) and his academic degree / Sławomir Mroczkowski Prof., Beata Sitkowska PhD , Ewa Grochowska PhD
Introductory courses / Chemistry, biochemistry
Prerequisites / basic knowledge in biology

B.  Semester/week schedule of classes

Semester / Lectures / Classes / Laboratories / Project / Seminars / Field exercises / ECTS
winter / 1 / 2 / 5

2.  EFFECTS OF EDUCATION (acc. to National Qualifications Framework)

Knowledge / On successful completion of the course student knows the general rules and issues of the basics of genetics, including classical genetics, genetics of the process of gender forming , population and molecular genetics and basics methods of breeding of animals.
Skills / Student is able to explain and analyze the phenomenon of genetic and issues related to inheritance according to Mendel's laws; student is able to prepare laboratory work, correctly interpret the results of DNA analysis, and deduce from this conclusion. Student is able to use his knowledge about genetics in the animal breeding practices.
Competences / Student updates the knowledge of genetics and basic methods of animal breeding, and is aware of update their knowledge throughout their career path.

3.  TEACHING METHODS

Presentations, discussions, workshops

4.  METHODS OF EXAMINATION

Project presentation

5.  SCOPE

Lectures / Genetic determination of the characteristics of an organism, Mendelian genetics (in the features of linked, related to the sex and autosomal-linked traits), inheritance and variability characteristics of qualitative and quantitative factors, molecular genetics overall and animals, analysis of DNA (isolation, PCR), the size of genomes, an introduction to population genetics, conventional and genomic breeding value, selection, genetics parameters.

6.  LITERATURE

Basic literature / 1. Dawkins, R., 2016. The selfish gene. Oxford university press.
2. Genomes, 2nd Edition, 2002. Terence A. Brown. BIOS Scientific
3. Genomes U.S. National Library of Medicine
4. Introduction to Genetic Analysis, 2011. Anthony J. F. Griffiths, John Doebley, Susan R. Wessler, Sean B. Carroll. Macmillan Higher Education
5. The genetics of human populations, 1999. Cavalli-Sforza C., Luca L., Walter Fred Bodmer W.F., Corporation.
Supplementary literature / 1. Gayon, J., 2016. From Mendel to epigenetics: History of genetics. Comptes Rendus Biologies.
2. Brooker, R., 2015. Concepts of genetics. McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books
4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/home/tutorials.shtml