13091 (v.3) Genetics and Stock Improvement 301
Area: | Muresk Institute of Agriculture |
Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
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. |