The genetic information being unlocked by advances in genomic and high throughput technologies is rapidly revolutionizing our understanding of developmental processes in bovine species. This information is allowing researchers unprecedented insight into the genetic basis of key traits. Bovine Genomics is the first book to bring together and synthesize the information learned through the bovine genome sequencing project and look at its practical application to cattle and dairy production. Bovine Genomics opens with foundational chapters on the domestication of cattle and traditional Mendelian genetics. Building on these chapters, coverage rapidly moves to quantitative genetics and the advances of whole genome technologies. Significant coverage is given to such topics as epigenetics, mapping quantitative trail loci, genome-wide association studies and genomic selection in cattle breeding. The book is a valuable synthesis of the field written by a global team of leading researchers.
Providing wide-ranging coverage of the topic, Bovine Genomic, is an essential guide to the field. The basic and applied science will be of use to researchers, breeders, and advanced students.
Edited by:
James Womack
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 179mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 671g
ISBN: 9780813821221
ISBN 10: 0813821223
Pages: 284
Publication Date: 08 June 2012
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Contributors Foreword Chapter 1. The Origins of Cattle Matthew D. Teasdale and Daniel G. Bradley Chapter 2. Mendelian Inheritance in Cattle Frank Nicholas Chapter 3. Genetics of Coat Color in Cattle Sheila M. Schmutz Chapter 4. From Quantitative Genetics to Quantitative Genomics: A Personal Odyssey Morris Soller Chapter 5. Cartography of the Bovine Genome James E. Womack Chapter 6. History of Linkage Mapping the Bovine Genome Stephanie D. McKay and Robert D. Schnabel Chapter 7. Bovine X and Y Chromosomes F. Abel Ponce de Le´on and Wansheng Liu Chapter 8. Cattle Comparative Genomics and Chromosomal Evolution Denis M. Larkin Chapter 9. Sequencing the Bovine Genome Kim Worley and Richard Gibbs Chapter 10. Bovine Genome Architecture David L. Adelson Chapter 11. Bovine Epigenetics and Epigenomics Xiuchun (Cindy) Tian Chapter 12. Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci Joel I. Weller Chapter 13. Genome-Wide Association Studies and Linkage Disequilibrium in Cattle M. E. Goddard and B. J. Hayes Chapter 14. Genomic Selection in Beef Cattle Jeremy F. Taylor, Stephanie D. McKay, Megan M. Rolf, Holly R. Ramey, Jared E. Decker, and Robert D. Schnabel Chapter 15. Impact of High-Throughput Genotyping and Sequencing on the Identification of Genes and Variants Underlying Phenotypic Variation in Domestic Cattle Michel Georges Index
James E. Womack is the W. P. Luse Endowed and Distinguished Professor of Veterinary Pathobiology at Texas A&M University and Professor of Animal Genetics and Disease, WCU Biomodulation Program, Seoul National University.
Reviews for Bovine Genomics
“As the book assumes a degree of prior understanding of the subject, it will be of particular interest to advanced students and researchers but, likewise, can provide a comprehensive overview for all those interested in the history and state of affairs in the understanding of the bovine genome and its application in breeding.” (International Journal of Dairy Technology, 3 August 2013)
