Markers in Quantitative Genetics and Plant Breeding (online)

In this course, the students will be made familiar with the use of molecular markers in genetic research and plant breeding, the estimation of genetic distance based on marker genotype frequencies in different types of segregating populations, the construction of linkage maps, concepts and applications of quantitative genetics, the analysis of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and the discovery and application of markers in research and for selection in breeding programs, both for qualitative and quantitative traits.