Marsupial Genetics and Genomics

By Janine E. Deakin

Book Overview

Marsupial Breeding.- Breeding and Genetic Management of Captive Marsupial Populations.- Marsupial Chromosomes and Gene Maps.- The Conserved Marsupial Karyotype: Chromosome Painting and Evolution.- Marsupial Centomeres and Telomeres: Dynamic Chromosome Domains.- Marsupial Linkage Maps.- Physical and Comparative Gene Maps in Marsupials.- Marsupial Genome Sequencing.- Marsupial Sequencing Projects and Bioinformatics Challenges.- Insight into Evolution of Gene Regulation Networks from the Opossum Genome.- Marsupial Sex Chromosomes.- Organization and Evolution of the Marsupial X Chromosome.- Gene Content of the Mammalian X Chromosome.- Marsupial Sex Chromosome Behaviour During Male Meiosis.- Compact but Complex - The Marsupial Y Chromosome.- Marsupial Epigenetics.- The Evolution of Genomic Imprinting - A Marsupial Perspective.- Marsupial Genetics Reveals Insights into Evolution of Mammalian X Chromosome Inactivation.- Marsupial Reproductive and Developmental Genetics.- Molecular Regulation of Marsupial Reproduction and Development.- Marsupial Milk - Identifying Signals for Regulating Mammary Function and Development of the Young.- Marsupial Immune Genes.- The Marsupial Major Histocompatibility Complex.- Marsupial Immunoglobulin and T Cell Receptor Genomics.- Use of Genomic Information to Gain Insights into Immune Function in Marsupials: A Review of Divergent Immune Genes.- Marsupial Genes and Gene Evolution.- Visual Pigments and Colour Vision in Marsupials and Monotremes.- The Evolutionary History of Globin Genes: Insights from Marsupials and Monotremes.- The Olfactory Receptor Gene Family of Marsupials.- Marsupial Conservation Genetics.- Marsupial Population and Conservation Genetics.- Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD): Using Genetics and Genomics to Investigate Infectious Disease in an Endangered Marsupial.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400797400
• ISBN13: 9789400797406
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 519 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"