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Microbial Genetics
Genetics is the study of heredity and variation to understand the cause of resemblance and differences between parents and their progeny. The term... -
Introduction to Genetics
Genetics is the branch of biology that studies genes, which are the entities responsible for inheritance. Since inheritance is a process in which... -
Statistical and Quantitative Genetics Studies
Quantitative genetics and plant breeding are non-exclusive and these disciplines has been benefited from each other for the past 100 years. As a... -
Genetics
Genetic disorders are common in paediatric practice. Genetic conditions cause a range of clinical problems including congenital malformations,... -
Genetics
There are several hundred genes associated with the tendency to put on weight, of which the FTO and MC4 genes are those most studied. The weights of... -
Stroke Genetics
This revised, expanded third edition updates the reader on this fast moving field as well providing an overall understanding of the genetics of... -
Investigating mobile element variations by statistical genetics
The integration of structural variations (SVs) in statistical genetics provides an opportunity to understand the genetic factors influencing complex...
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Reverse Genetics of Dengue Virus
Dengue virus (DENV) is one of the most important and widespread arthropod-borne viruses, causing millions of infections over the years. Considering... -
Stroke Genetics in China
Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide, and the commonest cause of death in the China. Stroke describes a clinical syndrome which can... -
Cardiac Genetics and Aortic Root Pathologies
This chapter presents a set of questions and answers related to Cardiac Genetics and Aortic Root Pathologies. -
Population Genetics
Population genetics studies how a trait varies over time and space in a group of individuals. To achieve this aim, the genetic structure of a... -
Behavioural genetics methods
The question of why people show individual differences in their behaviours and capacities has intrigued researchers for centuries. Behaviour genetics...
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Plasmid-Based Lassa Virus Reverse Genetics
Several mammarenaviruses cause hemorrhagic fever (HF) disease in humans and pose a significant public health problem in their endemic regions. The... -
Community engagement in genetics and genomics research: a qualitative study of the perspectives of genetics and genomics researchers in Uganda
BackgroundGenerally, there is unanimity about the value of community engagement in health-related research. There is also a growing tendency to view...
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Updates in Clinical Genetics
The past decade has yielded an explosion in genetic testing methods with the advent of exome sequencing, genome sequencing and newer methodologies to... -
Quantitative Genetics
The study of several economically important traits cannot be addressed by the classic or Mendelian genetics since several genes are involved at the... -
Agricultural Genetics From the DNA Molecule to Population Management
Readers will find in this book a comprehensive text on the intersection of genetic and agriculture, addressing the different levels at which DNA is...
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Population Genetics Models
In Chap. 4 , we defined and studied the notions of equilibrium state or fixed point, stability, and cobwebbing,... -
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: Integrating Genetics into Clinical Practice
Purpose of ReviewAdvances in molecular genetics have improved our understanding of primary ciliary dyskinesia. The purpose of this review is to...
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Driving gut microbiota enterotypes through host genetics
BackgroundPopulation stratification based on interindividual variability in gut microbiota composition has revealed the existence of several ecotypes...