The Dog and Its Genome

By Kerstin Lindblad-toh and Urs Giger

Book Overview

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. Twenty-five 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879697814
• ISBN13: 9780879697815
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"