THE DOG AND ITS GENOME
by Elaine Ostrander, Urs Giger & Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Editors (See other books by author)

Summary: The book that serious breeders and students of canine genetics have been waiting for! Twenty-six 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.

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The book that serious breeders and students of canine genetics have been waiting for! 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 release of the complete sequence of the dog genome provides an exciting context in which to consider such variation. Twenty-six 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 cancer, blindness, deafness, neurological diseases, and epilepsy.

Here's what people are saying about this book:

"The Dog and Its Genome...celebrates the completion of the dog sequence with 26 chapters on the genomic biology of man’s best friend.

The book should appeal to dog fanciers, to genome biologists who wonder about the sequence’s applications, and to students of comparative genomics....

Researchers already have ‘bibles’ that define gene–based phenotypes suitable for interrogation by mouse, rat, fruitfly and human genetics. The Dog and Its Genome does the same for the canine genomics community.”
—Nature

“Overall, the book will be of value to veterinary pathologists and other veterinarians interested in canine genetics, and it is nearly a must-have for researchers engaged in any form of canine genetics and genomics.”
—Veterinary Pathology

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Chapter One Page One

• GENETICS AND THE SOCIAL BEHAVIOR OF THE DOG
• CONTROL OF CANINE GENETIC DISEASES
• THE BEHAVIOURAL BIOLOGY OF DOGS
• SOS DOG - THE PUREBRED DOG HOBBY RE-EXAMINED

• CANINE BODY LANGUAGE - A PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE
• ANOTHER PIECE OF THE PUZZLE - PUPPY DEVELOPMENT
• WHELPING AND REARING OF PUPPIES
• ON TALKING TERMS WITH DOGS - CALMING SIGNALS, 2ND EDITION
• SCAREDY DOG! - UNDERSTANDING AND REHABILITATING YOUR REACTIVE DOG, REVISED EDITION