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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

13091 (v.6) Genetics and Stock Improvement 301

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Area: Department of Environment and Agriculture
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 1754 (v.6) Cell Biology 101 or any previous version
OR
312357 (v.1) Cell Biology 101 or any previous version
Syllabus: Basic principles of genetics. Inheritance patterns. The theories of population genetic structure and gene flow dynamics in fish; models of genetic population. The theory of quantitative genetics and how it may be applied to aquaculture stock improvement. The application of population and quantitative genetics to current issues in the conservation and sustainable management of aquatic genetic resources.
Field of Education: 050100 Agriculture (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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