About Course

This course will introduce you with the basic genetic concepts; cyto- and immunogenetics; types of gene actions; population genetics and law of Hardy-Weinberg including forces that affect gene frequencies in a breeding population; quantitative genetics, includes estimation of heritability; selection and breeding methods; principles of molecular genetics; genetic basis of disease resistance in farm animals

What Will You Learn?

  • At the end of this unit you will learn cytogenetics and immunogenetics

Course Content

Unit 1: lesson 2
Definition of terms used in genetics Plasma (cell) membrane - The thin layer of protein and fat that surrounds the cell. It is semipermeable, allowing some substances to pass into the cell and blocking others Centrosome (also called the "microtubule organizing center"): A small body located near the nucleus It has a dense center and radiating tubules It is where microtubules are made During cell division (mitosis), the centrosome divides and the two parts move to opposite sides of the dividing cell Cytoplasm: The jellylike material outside the cell nucleus in which the organelles are located

Definition of terms in genetics

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