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Group discussions
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The Group discussion can be used as a cross-group discussion (see module 5 on Teaching Methods), or as a regular group discussion or home assignments. Alternatively, questions from the group discussions can be used for examination of students. The following group discussions are included:
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Quantitative characters
This group discussion includes 5 extensive questions on quantitative characters, estimation and use of genetic variances and covariances, heritabilities, genetic correlations and genotype-environment
interactions.
It is provided by the Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics,
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden.
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Breeding values
This group discussion includes 4 extensive questions on prediction of breeding values, choice of testing systems in relation to accuracy of breeding values, BLUP and selection index theory.
It is provided by the Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics,
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden.
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Selection
This group discussion includes 4 extensive questions on selection, genetic progress, correlated selection effects, gene flow and discounting.
It is provided by the Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics,
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden.
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Breeding programmes
This group discussion includes 4 extensive questions on conservation of AnGR, breeding objectives and recording, genetic progress and cross-breeding and pure-breeding.
It is provided by
the Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics,
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden.
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