Credit hours
In-class work per week |
Practice per week |
Credits |
Duration |
Total |
3 |
0 |
8 |
15 weeks |
120 hours |
Instructor
Antonio Vargas de Oliveira Figueira
Daniel Scherer de Moura
Jose Baldin Pinheiro
Michele Jorge Silva Siqueira
Objective
This course aims to provide doctoral students a more comprehensive, updated and advanced training on various topics in Genetics and Breeding.
Content
The program consists of Special Topics within the following items: Quantitative Genetics, Population Genetics, Genetics of Microorganisms, Molecular Genetics, Cytogenetics, Evolution, Biotechnology in Agriculture and Agroindustry, Experimental techniques for genetic breeding, Germplasm: maintenance and use, Efficiency of breeding methods, Strategies for simultaneous breeding of multiple traits, Genotype by Environment Interaction, Molecular techniques applied to breeding.
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