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In its 18 chapters, this multiauthor book covers all major aspects of the genetics of horses from systematics and phylogeny to molecular genetics, and comprehensively surveys the literature of the past few decades. It is addressed to a wide readership from research workers to those concerned with more practical aspects of the breeding and keeping of horses. The book has both a glossary of terms and a subject index. Content: 1. Systematics and Phylogeny of the Horse / C.P. Groves and O.A. Ryder -- 2. Genetic Aspects of Domestication, Breeds and Their Origins / A.T. Bowling and A. Ruvinsky -- 3. Genetics of Colour Variation / A.T. Bowling -- 4. Genetics of Morphological Traits and Inherited Disorders / F.W. Nichols -- 5. Blood Groups and Biochemical Polymorphisms / K. Sandberg and E.G. Cothran -- 6. Molecular Genetics of the Horse / M. Binns, J.E. Swinburne and M. Breen -- 7. Immunogenetics of the Horse / E. Bailey ... [et al.] -- 8. Genetic Aspects of Disease in Horses / E. Collinder and M. Rasmuson -- 9. Cytogenetics and Physical Gene Maps / B.P. Chowdhary and T. Raudsepp -- 10. Linkage and Comparative Maps for the Horse (Equus Caballus) / J.D. Murray and A.T. Bowling -- 11. Genetics of Behaviour / K.A. Houpt and R. Kusunose -- 12. Reproduction and Modern Breeding Technologies in the Mare / W.R. Allen and D.F. Antczak -- 13. Developmental Genetics / A. Ruvinsky and F. Stewart -- 14. Genetic Resources and Their Conservation / D.P. Sponenberg -- 15. Genetics of Performance Traits / A. Ricard, E. Bruns and E.P. Cunningham -- 16. Genetics of Conformation, Locomotion and Physiological Traits / M.T. Saastamoinen and E. Barrey -- 17. Genetic Improvement of the Horse / T. Arnason and L.D. Van Vleck -- 18. Standardized Genetic Nomenclature of the Horse / C.H.S. Dolling. Abstract: The theory and application of mammalian genetics has evolved rapidly in the 1980s and 1990s, giving scientists insight into the biological processes which affect the functions of the animal in question. This title is a comprehensive review of research in horse genetics. Read more...