Dogs of different breeds can range remarkably in size, shape, and behavior, and yet they all carry essentially the same genome, making them a particularly fascinating model for genome plasticity. The recent release of the complete sequence of the dog genome provides an exciting new context in which to consider such variation. Twentyfive chapters written by experts in the field include various aspects of morphological and behavioral variation in dogs, their origins and domestication, and their unique value as a model system for many common but complex human diseases such as diabetes and cancer.
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"...should appeal to dog fanciers, to genome biologists who wonder about the sequence's applications, and to students of comparative genomics." -- Nature<br /><br />...an excellent set of genetic investigations...should prove the test of time as a valuable volume in a geneticist s library. -Leslie A. Lyons, University of California, Davis --The Quarterly Review of Biology
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This book is written solely for geneticists who need to learn something specific with regard to dog genetics. The book sometimes reads as if neither the authors nor the editors speak English as a first language. Given that, it is superbly organized and presented. I like it even though reading 500 pages of science summary from cover to cover can be dull at times.
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THE DOMESTIC DOG HAS BEEN HUMANKIND'S best friend for 140 centuries. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cystinuric dogs, ancestral haplotype blocks, canine cystinuria, canine genome map, fox pedigrees, human social cues, skeletal quantitative traits, crossbreed pedigree, retinal disease genes, dog karyotype, meiotic linkage map, canid skeleton, dog genome, canine leukocyte adhesion deficiency, brachycephalic head type, canine copper toxicosis, retriever pedigree, copper storage disorders, testis induction, survey sequencing, dog chromosome, canine karyotype, canine microsatellites, comparative chromosome map, generalized progressive retinal atrophy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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cystinuric dogs, ancestral haplotype blocks, canine cystinuria, canine genome map, fox pedigrees, human social cues, skeletal quantitative traits, crossbreed pedigree, retinal disease genes, dog karyotype, meiotic linkage map, canid skeleton, dog genome, canine leukocyte adhesion deficiency, brachycephalic head type, canine copper toxicosis, retriever pedigree, copper storage disorders, testis induction, survey sequencing, dog chromosome, canine karyotype, canine microsatellites, comparative chromosome map, generalized progressive retinal atrophy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Genome Res, East Asia, American Kennel Club, United Kingdom, Small Anim, Tissue Antigens, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cancer Inst, Chromosome Res, Great Dane, West Highland, Cornell University, Southwest Asia, National Institutes of Health, North America, New World, University of Pennsylvania, Cancer Res, Cell Genet, Eye Res, United States, Howell Book House, Cambridge University Press, Gene Ther New!
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- Animal Health (3rd Edition) by Nancy S. Jackson on 5 pages
- Veterinary Medicine: A Textbook of the Diseases of Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Goats and Horses on page 473
- The Great Dane (Learning about Dogs) on page 57
- A Visit to the United Kingdom by Rachael Bell on page 30
- Atlas of Dog Breeds by Bonnie Wilcox on page 48
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