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Closing Comments duration 3 minutes 2 seconds Closing Comments Closing Comments	Closing Comments In this video we will look back over this online course and look at the key topics that we covered and what we have learned throughout your journey on the course. insilico breeding selection traits dna programmes breeding topics alpha material simulations response process progeny parents individuals values week journey stakeholders collaboration pointer alphasimr From Geoff Fortescue 1 likes 42 plays 0 Licence Type Creative Commons - Attribution Share A Like
Modelling complex breeding programmes duration 10 minutes 31 seconds Modelling complex breeding programmes Modelling complex breeding programmes	Modelling complex breeding programmes In this video, we now delve more into the structure of real-life breeding programmes, with an example of a wheat breeding programme presented in the Gaynor et al. (2017) study. insilico breeding individuals trial breeding parents yield breeder arguments head programme scheme function objects stages stage object alpha variety seed generation programmes alphasimr From Geoff Fortescue 1 likes 64 plays 0 Licence Type Creative Commons - Attribution Share A Like
Selection and Response to Selection duration 7 minutes 3 seconds Selection and Response to Selection Selection and Response to Selection	Selection and Response to Selection We will look at selective breeding, demonstrating how it can improve a population, and predicting a possible response to selection. The essence in selective breeding is to identify genetically best… insilico breeding selection eggs response females generation population equation males variation dna heritability phenotype breeder differential generations simulations x. values distribution average breeding alphasimr From Geoff Fortescue 2 likes 68 plays 0 Licence Type Creative Commons - Attribution Share A Like
Trait to DNA duration 8 minutes 47 seconds Trait to DNA Trait to DNA	Trait to DNA We will review the concept of “Nature vs Nurture” and corresponding genetic and environmental effects. This will lead us to the relationship between variation in traits and underlying… insilico breeding dna individual genotype sites values allele environment phenotype haplotype genome variation alleles pairs molecules individuals trait position interaction effects effect alphasimr breeding From Geoff Fortescue 1 likes 155 plays 0 Licence Type Creative Commons - Attribution Share A Like
Big Question duration 5 minutes 16 seconds Big Question Big Question	Big Question By 2050, we will have to produce a lot more food to feed 2 more billion people. At the same time, we are expecting that climate change will limit our ability to produce food. How will we produce more… insilico breeding improvement breeding scenarios production chicken species simulation questions programme question change climate food population alpha scheme stakeholders discussion programmes tonnes alphasimr From Geoff Fortescue 2 likes 119 plays 0 Licence Type Creative Commons - Attribution Share A Like