The applied genetics of humans, animals, plants and fungi /
Lamb, Bernard C.,
The applied genetics of humans, animals, plants and fungi / Bernard C. Lamb. - Second edition. - xxi, 619 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction; aims of applied genetics; revision of basic genetic concepts and terminology -- The inheritance and analysis of qualitative and quantitative characters -- Regression, transgression, environmental effects and heritability; correlations between characters; genotype, phenotype and breeding values -- Population genetics : allele frequencies, genetic equilibria, population mixing, genetic drift and gene flow -- Types and uses of selection -- Departures from random mating -- Mutation and its uses -- Recombination, mapping and genomics -- Structural chromosome aberrations : their origins, properties and uses -- Changes in chromosome number : their effects and uses -- Supernumerary ("B") chromosomes -- Human and medical genetics -- Plant and animal breeding methods and examples -- Genetic engineering in plants, animals and micro-organisms -- Genetic variation in wild and agricultural populations; genetic conservation -- Genetic methods of insect pest control -- Reproductive physiology in plants, animals and humans; crossing methods -- Applied fungal genetics -- The economics of agricultural products and breeding programmes. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.
1860946100 9781860946103
Genetics.
QH430 / .L36 2007
576.5
The applied genetics of humans, animals, plants and fungi / Bernard C. Lamb. - Second edition. - xxi, 619 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction; aims of applied genetics; revision of basic genetic concepts and terminology -- The inheritance and analysis of qualitative and quantitative characters -- Regression, transgression, environmental effects and heritability; correlations between characters; genotype, phenotype and breeding values -- Population genetics : allele frequencies, genetic equilibria, population mixing, genetic drift and gene flow -- Types and uses of selection -- Departures from random mating -- Mutation and its uses -- Recombination, mapping and genomics -- Structural chromosome aberrations : their origins, properties and uses -- Changes in chromosome number : their effects and uses -- Supernumerary ("B") chromosomes -- Human and medical genetics -- Plant and animal breeding methods and examples -- Genetic engineering in plants, animals and micro-organisms -- Genetic variation in wild and agricultural populations; genetic conservation -- Genetic methods of insect pest control -- Reproductive physiology in plants, animals and humans; crossing methods -- Applied fungal genetics -- The economics of agricultural products and breeding programmes. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.
1860946100 9781860946103
Genetics.
QH430 / .L36 2007
576.5