About This Lesson
PowerPoint to Supplement Genetics Lectures and Discussion
Material was assembled for a project for Harvard Extension “The Cognitive Dog” Class
Topics:
Why are geneticists interested in dogs?
What is a QTL?
What is the relationship between QTL’s and phenotypic change?
Why is a SNP an effective Genetic Marker?
Explain how a gene pool becomes bottlenecked.
What is the effect of inbreeding on SNP differences between individual breeds?
Why does both a pedigree family chart and genetic markers combine for a powerful tool for gene investigation?
