Trends and advances in veterinary genetics

Cover
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
About the Author
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Review of Genetics and Its Significance to Veterinary Medicine
	2.1 Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA): The Genetic Material
	2.2 Central Dogma of Molecular Biology
	2.3 Mutations in the Genetic Message
	2.4 Chromosomes as Genetic Elements
	2.5 Cell Division and its Genetic Implications
	2.6 Significance of Genetics in Veterinary Medicine
	Reference
Chapter 3 Genetics and Disease
	3.1 The Genetic Basis of Disease In Animals
	3.2 Genetic Tools to Diagnose Genetic Disorders
	3.3 Genetic Tools to Treat Genetic Disorders
	References
Chapter 4 Genetics and Immunity
	4.1 Major Defense Barriers
	4.2 Understanding the Immunogenetics of Leprosy Using Animal Models
	4.3 Animal Models for HIV Infection or AIDS
	References
Chapter 5 Sequencing The Genome of Domestic Animals
	5.1 Sequencing Technologies
	5.2 Analyzing Genomic Data
	5.3 Significance of Sequencing Domestic Animal Genomes
	5.4 Sequencing the Genome of Domestic Animals
	References
Chapter 6 Veterinary Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics
	6.1 Significance of Pharmacogenomics
	6.2 Data Generation and Analysis in Pharmacogenomics
	6.3 Animal Models of Pharmacogenomics
	6.4 Limitations of Animal Models
	References
Chapter 7 Veterinary Nutrigenomics
	7.1 Diet and Gene Expression
	References
Chapter 8 Veterinary Epigenetics
	8.1 Epigenetic Mechanisms
	8.2 Animal Models in Epigenetics
	8.3 Epigenetics in Cloned Animals
	8.4 Epigenome and The Environment
	8.5 Epigenetics and Animal Behavior
	8.6 Epigenetics and Immunity
	8.7 Epigenetics and Cancer
	References
Index