Genetics and Evolution of the Domestic Fowl

Zusammenfassung A concise and up-to-date account of all major areas of poultry genetics from Mendelian to the molecular level. In each chapter a brief explanation of the genetic principles is followed by a full discussion illustrated by key examples. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The history and evolution of the domestic fowl; 2. The cellular organisation of genetic material; 3. The transmission of inherited characters; 4. Sex determination and sex-linked inheritance in the domestic fowl; 5. Linkage and chromosome mapping; 6. Genes controlling feathering and plumage colour; 7. Muscle, nerve and skeleton; 8. Lethal genes in the domestic fowl; 9. Quantitative genetics; 10. Protein evolution and polymorphism; 11. Immunogenetics of the domestic fowl; 12. Gene cloning, sequencing and transfer; Appendices; Glossary; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Stevens Lewis, Lewis Stevens
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.11.1991
• EAN: 9780521403177
• ISBN: 978-0-521-40317-7
• No. of pages: 324
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Genetics, genetic engineering; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Genetics (non-medical)