ANSC 305. Animal Breeding. (2-2) Credit 3. I, II, Summer of even numbered years.
Instructor: Dr. Jim Sanders
A systems approach to selection and mating of livestock; gene frequency, heritability, relationship, inbreeding, linebreeding, heterosis, crossbreeding, direct and correlated response to selection, and use of pedigree, family, progeny testing and indices for selection.
Prerequisites: ANSC 107 and 108; GENE 301; STAT 301.

ANSC 614. Maximum Liklihood Estimation of Genetics. (3-0) Credit 3.
Instructor: Dr. Clare Gill
Theoretical and analytical approaches to the application of maximum liklihood for the estimation of parameters under linear and nonlinear models; single and polygene genetic modles including Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, linkage analysis and quantitative trait loci detection.
Prerequisites: GENE 603; STAT 651 and STAT 652 or STAT 601. Cross-listed with GENE 614.

ANSC 624. Mammalian Developmental Genetics.
Instructor: Dr. Penny Riggs
Genetic control of developmental pathways responsible for pattern formation and morphogenesis in mammals; genetic networks and genome organization; significance of genetic regulatory networks as a source of evolutionary diversity.
Prerequisite: GENE 301 or 320; BICH 410/411 or equivalent.

ANSC 626. Analyses of Gene Expression. (1-3) Credit 2.
Instructor: Dr. Nancy Ing
Proficiency in handling DNA and RNA gained during exercises used routinely in analyses of gene expression; RNA preperation and analysis on Northern blots; in vitro transcription and polyacrylamide gel analysis of nucleic acids; sub-cloning and mRNA quantitation using polymerase chain reaction.
Prerequisites: GENE 450 or approval of instructor; radiation safety training. Cross-listed with GENE 626.

ANSC 628. Animal Breeding. (2-2) Credit 4. I, II, S
Instructor: Dr. Jim Sanders
Concepts from Mendelian, population and quantitative genetics; heritability, selection response, selection criteria, selection index, genetic relationship, inbreeding, mating systems, hybrid vigor and genetic-environmental ineraction applied to livestock breeding and to production systems; interactions between genetics and nutrition, reproduction, production and mangement for both established concepts and recent trends emphasized according to special intersts of students.
Prerequisites: ANSC 305 or POSC 414.

ANSC 629. Applied Animal Genomics. (3-0) Credit 3.
Instructor: Dr. Clare Gill
Theory and application of genomics by livestock industries; consideration of genetic markers, gene mapping methods, genome analysis and emerging technologies such as microarrays, transgenesis, cloning and marker assisted selection; exposure to bioinformatic tools for genomics
Prerequisites: GENE 603.

GENE 613. Quantitative Genetics I.
Instructor: Dr. Clare Gill
Quantitative genetics concepts particularly dealing with partitioning of phenotypic variance into genetic and environmental components, selection response, effects of systems of mating, genetic covariance and threshold effects.
Prerequisites: GENE 612; STAT 652.

BIOT 689. Special Topics in Molecular Biotechnology.
Instructor: Dr. Clare Gill
Theory and application of molecular biotechnology. Consideration of the structure and function of cellular components and methods to characterize these components with reference to examples in industry.
Prerequisites: Approval of instructor.