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Introduction to Veterinary Genetics

Introduction to Veterinary Genetics

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The essential textbook on genetics and genomics for veterinary and animal science

Introduction to Veterinary Genetics, now in its fourth edition, provides students and practitioners with a solid grounding in genetics and genomics in the context of veterinary medicine and animal production.

This edition incorporates revisions throughout, including advances in molecular technology and updated approaches to the diagnosis and control of inherited disease. Coverage spans basic genetics and genomics, population and quantitative genetics and genomics. A new chapter covers cancer genetics and genomics.

Readers will also find::

  • Updated material on molecular technology advances reflecting current methods used in veterinary genetic diagnostics and research
  • Coverage linking genetics and genomics concepts directly to animal production systems
  • Discussion of parasites and pathogens from a genetic perspective, connecting host genetics to disease susceptibility and resistance
  • End-of-chapter summaries in every chapter designed to support structured revision and efficient exam preparation
  • Consistent terminology and coherent progression across all topics in the text

Introduction to Veterinary Genetics serves veterinary students, animal science students, and practicing veterinarians who need a reliable reference on genetic and genomic principles. Whether used as a course textbook aligned with veterinary medicine curricula or as a practitioners desk reference, this Fourth Edition provides the updated, authoritative coverage required for informed clinical and breeding decisions.

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2026
Issue number
4
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paperback
Pages count
336
  • Preface

    Acknowledgements

    1 Basic genetics

    Chromosomes 

    Meiosis and mitosis        

    The biochemistry of inheritance

    What is a gene?

    Gene regulation              

    Mutation            

    Simple or Mendelian inheritance             

    Linkage

    Inactivation       

    Types of DNA

    Summary

    Websites            

    Further reading

    Appendix 1.1 Banded karyotypes of domestic species

    2 Molecular biology       

    Restriction enzymes      

    DNA cloning and Recombinant DNA        

    DNA sequencing              

    Complementary DNA

    RNA sequencing

    Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)              

    Microsatellites 

    Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)

    Gene mapping

    Reference genome assemblies

    Whole-genome sequencing (WGS)

    Whole-exome sequencing (WES)

    Beyond SNP chips

    Comparative genomics

    Production of polypeptide from cloned DNA

    Transgenesis

    Antisense technology

    CRISPR-Cas

    Summary

    Websites

    Further reading

    3 Single-gene disorders

    Inborn errors of metabolism      

    Sex-limited inheritance

    Genetic heterogeneity of disease            

    Type of gene action and type of disease

    Phenocopies

    Congenital and non-congenital disorders              

    A sample of single-gene disorders           

    A revolution in identifying the likely causal

    variant of single-gene disorders

    Summary

    Websites            

    Further reading

    Appendix 3.1 Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA): a compendium of single-gene traits and their likely causal variants  

    4 Chromosomal aberrations       

    Abnormal chromosome number

    Abnormal chromosome structure            

    Chromosomal aberrations in cancer        

    Evolution of karyotypes

    Interspecific hybridization           

    Freemartins      

    Biological basis of sex    

    Classification of intersex              

    A sample of chromosomal aberrations

    Summary            

    Further reading

    Appendix 4.1 A sample of chromosomal aberrations in animals   

    5 Single genes in populations     

    Allele and genotype frequencies              

    Random mating

    The Hardy–Weinberg law            

    Extensions to the Hardy–Weinberg law 

    Selection and mutation

    Genetic drift and the founder effect       

    Extending population genetics to more than one locus

    Summary

    Websites            

    Further reading

    6 Familial disorders not due to a single gene       

    Liability and threshold  

    The multifactorial model              

    More than one threshold

    Heritability

    Penetrance and expressivity

    Future resolution of multiple factors

    Recurrence risks              

    Summary            

    Further reading

    7 Is it inherited?              

    General evidence for a genetic aetiology              

    The four types of simple, Mendelian inheritance

    Studying and analysing the data

    Summary

    Websites            

    Further reading

    8 Immunogenetics         

    Antibodies         

    Red-cell antigens             

    The major histocompatibility complex (MHC)

    Summary

    Websites            

    Further reading

    9 Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics     

    Genetic polymorphisms affecting drug reaction 

    Genetics and anaesthesia            

    Warfarin resistance        

    Multifactorial pharmacogenetics

    Summary

    Websites            

    Further reading

    10 Hosts, parasites, and pathogens         

    Host–pathogen interactions       

    Resistance in hosts         

    Resistance in parasites and pathogens   

    Control of parasites and pathogens         

    Increasing the level of resistance in hosts

    Increasing the level of resilience in hosts

    Summary

    Websites            

    Further reading

    11 Single genes in animal breeding         

    Coat colour        

    Carpet wool       

    Prolificacy in sheep        

    Polledness         

    Muscular hypertrophy in cattle and sheep           

    Dwarf poultry   

    Genes for sexing chickens           

    Parentage testing

    Summary

    Websites            

    Further reading

    12 Relationship and inbreeding 

    The inbreeding coefficient          

    Relationship

    Genomic relationship    

    The inbreeding coefficient revisited        

    General expressions for relationship and inbreeding       

    The base population      

    Inbreeding in populations

    Runs of homozygosity   

    Inbreeding depression

    Summary

    Websites            

    Further reading

    13 Quantitative variation             

    Quantitative traits           

    The performance of an individual animal               

    The differences between animals            

    Heritability         

    Correlations between traits        

    Quantitative trait loci (QTL)

    Summary

    Websites            

    Further reading

    14 Selection between populations          

    Comparison between populations           

    Genotype–environment interaction

    Comparing breeds of companion animals             

    Further reading

    15 Selection within populations

    Estimated breeding values and accuracy of selection       

    Phenotypic clues to a candidate’s breeding value for a trait          

    Combining clues from more than one source      

    Best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP)  

    Correlated traits              

    Selection for more than one trait              

    The importance of inbreeding and genetic drift  

    Genomic selection          

    Polygenic Risk Scores: genomic clues to a candidate’s phenotypic value

    Ultimate genotypes

    Summary

    Websites            

    Further reading

    16 Breed structure         

    The traditional pyramid

    Closed-nucleus breeding schemes           

    Open-nucleus breeding schemes             

    Community-based breeding programmes

    Summary

    Websites            

    Further reading

    17 Crossing        

    Regular crossing

    Crossing to produce a synthetic

    Designer dogs   

    Grading-up

    Summary

    Websites            

    Further reading

    18 Selection and regular crossing             

    Selection            

    Selection and regular crossing

    Summary            

    Further reading

    19 Biotechnology            

    Artificial insemination (AI)           

    Multiple ovulation and embryo transfer (MOET)

    In vitro maturation (IVM) and in vitro fertilization

    (IVF) of ova        

    Control of sex ratio         

    Recombinant proteins  

    Transgenesis

    Uses of CRISPR-Cas        

    Animal cloning

    Animal forensics

    Barcode of life

    Summary

    Websites            

    Further reading

    20 Conservation genetics            

    Measurement of genetic diversity within populations     

    Measurement of genetic diversity among populations    

    Importance of genetic diversity 

    Loss of genetic diversity

    Conservation of genetic diversity

    Targeted genetic intervention

    Summary

    Websites

    Further reading

    21 Genetic and environmental control of inherited disorders      

    Environmental control of inherited disorders      

    Genetic control of single-gene disorders

    Genetic control of multifactorial disorders           

    Genetic control – some final points         

    Crossing: thinking outside the square

    Summary

    Websites            

    Further reading

    22 Cancer genetics and genomics

    Mutational basis of cancer

    Genome screens of cancers

    Genetic variation in susceptibility to cancer

    Summary

    Websites

    Further reading

    Index   

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