Overview
Modern methods for quantitative genetics: basic concepts, genetic parameter and breeding value estimation, multi-trait evaluation, selection, analyses of genomic data, principles of breeding programme design, and New Zealand applications.
Quantitative genetics is critical to New Zealand's primary sector breeding programmes and increasingly important in the health and environmental sectors. Students are trained in analytical techniques commonly used in these sectors and are expected to be in high demand
About this paper
| Paper title | Quantitative Genetics and Improvement |
|---|---|
| Subject | Genetics |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 2
(Distance learning)
Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper involves in-person assessment |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,911.72 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- STAT 435
- Notes
- Students who have not passed STAT435 may be admitted with approval from the Head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
- Contact
- phillip.wilcox@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
Convenor: Associate Professor Phillip Wilcox
Lecturers: Dr Michael Lee and Professor Mik Black
Plus guest lecturers.
- Teaching Arrangements
- 13 two-hour lectures, plus one compulsory field trip
- Textbooks
- Recommended: Introduction to Quantitative Genetics Falconer, D. S., & Mackay, T. F. C. (1995)
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Critical thinking.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Students who successfully complete the paper will develop an in-depth understanding of commonly used methods in applied quantitiative genetics, underpinning statistical theories, and areas of application in New Zealand.
Overview
Modern methods for quantitative genetics: basic concepts, genetic parameter and breeding value estimation, multi-trait evaluation, selection, analyses of genomic data, principles of breeding programme design, and New Zealand applications.
Quantitative genetics is critical to New Zealand's primary sector breeding programmes and increasingly important in the health and environmental sectors. Students are trained in analytical techniques commonly used in these sectors and are expected to be in high demand
About this paper
| Paper title | Quantitative Genetics and Improvement |
|---|---|
| Subject | Genetics |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 2
(Distance learning)
Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper involves in-person assessment |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- STAT 435
- Notes
- Students who have not passed STAT435 may be admitted with approval from the Head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
- Contact
- phillip.wilcox@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
- Teaching Arrangements
- Thirteen two-hour lectures, plus one compulsory field trip.
- Textbooks
Recommended: Falconer, D. S., & Mackay, T. F. C. (1995). Introduction to Quantitative Genetics (4th ed.). Longman.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Critical thinking.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will develop an in-depth understanding of commonly used methods in applied quantitative genetics, underpinning statistical theories and areas of application in New Zealand.