The Applied Genetics of Human, Animals, Plants & Fungi, (2^nd Ed.)

A concise, clear writing style and a detailed and rich coverage of topics are the reasons that students found the first edition of the book so engaging and useful. Riding on this wave, all chapters within the second edition of this popular book have been thoroughly updated and expanded, especially the human and animal materials. A wider range of animals is covered, including dogs and cats as well as farm animals. The use of cord blood for therapy, pre-implantation genetic diagnosis and animal cloning are also explored and dealt with.

Aims of Applied Genetics. Revision of Basic Genetic Concepts and Terminology. Inheritance of Qualitative and Quantitative Characters. Heritability. Genetic and Environmental Effects. Breeding Values. Correlations Between Characters. Applied Population Genetics. Types and Uses of Selection. Departures from Random Mating (Effects of Inbreeding and Assortative Mating). Mutation and Its Uses. Recombination, Mapping and Genomics. Chromosome Aberrations of Structure and Number. Polyploidy. Supernumerary Chromosomes. Human and Medical Genetics. Single Gene, Multifactorial and Chromosomal Disorders. Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis and Other Screening Methods. Breeding Methods for Plants and Animals, with Examples. Genetic Engineering in Plants, Animals and Microbes. Human Gene Therapy. Stem Cell Therapy. Genetic Variation in Wild and Agricultural Populations. Genetic Conservation. Genetic Methods of Insect Control. Reproductive Physiology of Plants, Animals and Humans. Cloning. Crossing Methods. Applied Fungal Genetics. Economics of Agricultural Products and Breeding Programmes.