Content (Syllabus outline)

• Principles of global analysis: emphasis on genomic (karyotype, genetic and physical mapping, analysis of DNA sequence of genomes), transcriptome, proteome, metabolome and other “…omics” within the scope of systems biology

• Properties of animal genomes: status and analysis of genome projects, especially in species with known complete sequence

• Principles of population and quantitative genetics and statistics needed in genomic analyses

• Methods for detection and isolation of quantitative trait loci in genomics (linkage and GWAS analysis)

• Genetic evaluation for prediction and selection; use of classical and novel methods in the genomics era

• Comparative genomics: across species comparison (variability between different livestock and other species) and within species comparison (variability between breeds)

• Application of genomic technologies: examples of use for improvement of production and/or health of livestock (e.g., genome assisted selection, transcriptomics as diagnostic tool for management etc.)

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for the inclusion in the work:

Enrolment in the corresponding year of study programme.

Prerequisites for performing study obligations:

For acceding to final exam students must complete seminar work and reports of laboratory tutorials.