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Genetics and evolution of the domestic fowl， Published by the Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge， First published 1991， Transferred to digital printing 2005， 319页，PDF文件，完整电子版，可用金山词霸取词。这本书对于家禽的遗传和进化的主要领域，其中包括经典遗传学、细胞遗传学、分子遗传学和数量遗传学，给予了有条不紊的最新说明。在每一章的开头都对有关遗传原理给予扼要的解释，然后再通过关键例子（有插图）进行充分的讨论。这本书适用于研究生，以及遗传学、农业、兽医及家禽育种（商业育种或非商业育种者）领域的研究人员。 Contents： Preface 1 The history and evolution of the domestic fowl 2 The cellular organisation of genetic material 3 The transmission of inherited characters 4 Sex determination and sex-linked inheritance in the domestic fowl 5 Linkage and chromosome mapping 6 Genes controlling feathering and plumage colour 7 Muscle, nerve and skeleton 8 Lethal genes in domestic fowl 9 Quantitative genetics 10 Protein evolution and polymorphism 11 Immunogenetics of the domestic fowl 12 Gene cloning, sequencing and transfer in the domestic fowl APPENDIX i Linkage groups and the chromosome map in the domestic fowl APPENDIX II Oncogenes 2 APPENDIX in The Chi squared (x2) test APPENDIX iv One letter amino acid code APPENDIX v The genetic code Glossary Index