Unit AFF-SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR GENETIC IMPROVEMENT
- Course
- Economics and culture of human nutrition
- Study-unit Code
- A002815
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Camillo Pieramati
- Teachers
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- Camillo Pieramati
- Hours
- 30 ore - Camillo Pieramati
- CFU
- 3
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2020
- Offered
- 2022/23
- Learning activities
- A scelta dello studente
- Area
- A scelta dello studente
- Academic discipline
- NN
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- English
- Contents
- Part 1 - population genetics: microsatellite data; simulating a STRs dataset; software tools in population genetics.
Part 2 - quantitative genetics: simulating a pedigree file and quantitative traits; estimating EBVs and rTIs.
Part 3 - Genomics: the basics of a *NIX environment; simulating, managing, and analyzing genetic sequences and high density genotypic data. - Reference texts
- Teaching aids are available in Unistudium
- Educational objectives
- Student will learn the basic use of free software in animak breeding
- Prerequisites
- Zootechncal Biometry + Genetic Improvement (SZ), Advanced Genetic Improvement BAA)
- Teaching methods
- Practical activity in IT lab: students will be guided in analyzing data with free software
- Other information
- Teaching in cooperation with other lecturers (F.M. Sarti, S. Capomaccio and G. Marconi)
- Learning verification modality
- Exercise at the PC
- Extended program
- Main sw used in the activities: "R", Arlequin, Structure, BLUPF90, plink