Area: | Muresk Institute |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Basic principles of genetics. Inheritance patterns. Genetic bases of fish selection. Chromosome study of fish species. Cytotaxonomy. Genetic polymorphism. Biochemical genetics of fish. Natural and artificial gynogenesis of fish. Hybridisation, selective breeding and heterosis. Polyploidy, sex reversal and other genetic improvement approaches. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have- Explained the meaning of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Documented the genetic processes that caused a population to deviate from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Known the major neutral genetic markers used to characterise fish stocks. Documented the differences between discrete and continuous traits. Explained the difference between phenotypic value, genotypic value and breeding value. Explained the difference between breeding objectives and selection criteria. Known what was meant by the heritability of a trait and understood how it was measured. Explained the factors that determined the rate of genetic improvement in a continuous trait. Understood the concept of inbreeding and how it was related to selection intercity. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | All references are cited in : Doupe, R., Genetics and Stock Improvement 301, Student Reader and Study Guide, Curtin University of Technology, WA. |
Unit Texts: | Falconer, D.S., (any edition), Introduction to Quantitative Genetics, Essex, UK, Longman Group. Tave, D., (1996), Genetics for Fish Hatchery Managers, Westport, CT, AVI Publishing Company. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Continuous Assessment 60%, Final Examination 40%. This is a grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 50100 Agriculture (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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