https://pauloizquierdo.github.io/QuantitativeGenetics/
Course description Textbook and other supporting materials
The theoretical module will follow:
• Introduction to Quantitative Genetics (4th Edition) by Falconer & Mackay
• Breeding for Quantitative Traits in Plants (3th Edition) by Bernardo.
• Introduction to Genetic Analysis (10th Edition) by Griffiths, Wessler, Carrol & Doebley.
Lectures notes, videos and R code will be made available through the workshop’s website.
Workshop objectives
In the theoretical section attendees will learn basic quantitative genetics concepts and basic statistical methods for genetic data analysis with a focus on genomic selection.
Workshop Format
Nine lectures (20- 30 minutes each) will be prerecorded and videos will be available through the website. Three live discussion sessions each one hour will be held each one covering three of the pre-recorded lectures. To increase the interaction during the discussion sessions the attendees are encouraged to submit at least one question about the videos and/or papers to facilitate discussions.