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.