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Introduction to veterinary genetics /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nicholas, F. W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Veterinary genetics.
Genetics.
Veterinary Medicine.
Animal Population Groups > genetics.
Animals.
Table of Contents:
  • Basic genetics
  • Molecular biology
  • Single-gene disorders
  • Chromosomal aberrations
  • Single genes in populations
  • Familial disorders not due to a single gene
  • Is it inherited?
  • Immunogenetics
  • Pharmacogenetics
  • Hosts, parasites, and pathogens
  • Single genes in animal breeding
  • Relationship and inbreeding
  • Quantitative variation
  • Selection between populations
  • Selection within populations
  • Breed structure
  • Crossing
  • Selection and regular crossing
  • Biotechnology and the future
  • Conservation genetics
  • Genetic and environmental control of inherited disorders.