Theory

• Principles of genetics and breeding.
• Gene and chromosome as basis of inheritance.
• Mendel’s law of inheritance.
• Gene interactions – Epistasis, Pleotropism, Dominance, Lethal genes.
• Sex determination, Sex linked genes, sex influenced and sex limited traits. Hybridization.
• Mutation, Chromosomal structure and aberrations.
• Linkage and crossing over.
• Chromosome manipulation techniques.
• Cryopreservation.
• Introduction to population genetics.
• Hardy - Weinberg law and its significance.
• Quantitative genetics ?qualitative and quantitative traits, polygenic traits, heritability.
• Inbreeding and its consequences.
• History and present status of selective breeding programs in aquaculture. Selection methods and breeding plans.
• Mating designs.
• Domestication methods.
• Seed certification and quarantine procedures.