Conservation Genetics in the Age of Genomics

by Rob DeSalle

Genome sequencing enables scientists to study genes over time and to test the genetic variability of any form of life, from bacteria to mammals. Thanks to advances in molecular genetics, scientists can now determine an animal's degree of inbreeding or compare genetic variation of a captive species to wild or natural populations. Mapping an organism's genetic makeup recasts such terms as biodiversity and species and enables the conservation of rare...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231128320
• ISBN13: 9780231128322
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher