Introduction to veterinary genetics
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Introduction to veterinary genetics
Oxford University Press, c1996
- : pbk
Available at 2 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A clear understanding of genetics is fundamental to learning about animal disease and improvement. In this introductory, up to date, overview of the subject, a general introduction to basic genetics and molecular genetics is followed by chapters on single-gene disorders, chromosomal aberrations, immunogenetics, pharmacogenetics, parasites and pathogens, and control of inherited disorders. The final chapters cover inbreeding and conservation biology, quantitative
variation and heritability, breed structure, selection, crossing, and the implications of biotechnology. The book capitalizes on the explosion of knowledge in molecular genetics, showing how this knowledge is creating a revolution in gene mapping, in the diagnosis and control of inherited diseases,
and in the identification of genes.
A feature of the book is a list of single-gene disorders in domestic animals, including the molecular basis of all disorders for which the causal mutation has been determined at the DNA level. There are also lists of multifactorial disorders and chromosomal aberrations. Since knowledge about inherited disorders is continually expanding, the lists are maintained in a database, which is continually updated. Readers of the book are provided with instructions for obtaining free electronic access
to this database.
Table of Contents
- 1. Basic genetics
- 2. Molecular biology
- 3. Single-gene disorders
- 4. Chromosomal aberrations
- 5. Single genes in populations
- 6. Familial disorders not due to a single gene
- 7. Is it inherited?
- 8. Immunogenetics
- 9. Pharmacogenetics
- 10. Hosts, parasites, and pathogens
- 11. Genetic and environmental control of inherited disorders
- 12. Single genes in animal breeding
- 13. Relationship and inbreeding
- 14. Quantitive variation
- 15. Selection between populations
- 16. Selection within populations
- 17. Breed structure
- 18. Crossing
- 19. Selection and regular crossing
- 20. Biotechnology and the future
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