Genetic diversity
By: [edited by] Conner L. Mahoney and Douglas A. Springer.
Contributors: Mahoney, Conner L.; Springer, Douglas A.
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hauppauge, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781607411765
Subjects: Variation (Biology); Genetic Variation -- genetics; Adaptation, Biological -- genetics; Biodiversity; Evolution, Molecular
Description: "Genetic diversity is a level of biodiversity that refers to the total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species. It is distinguished from genetic variability, which describes the tendency of genetic characteristics to vary. Research has found that genetic diversity and biodiversity are dependent upon each other, that diversity within a species is necessary to maintain diversity among species, and vice versa. If any one type is removed from the system, the cycle can break down, and the community may become dominated by a single species. Thus, genetic diversity plays a huge role in survival and adaptability of a species. This book provides research on genetic diversity in plant, animal and human species. Relationships to environment changes and global warming are also studied."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Analysis of sequence diversity at two mitochondrial genes on different taxonomic levels : applicability of DNA based distance data in genetics of speciation and phylogenetics / Y. Ph. Kartavtsev; title: Chromosomal variability and the origin of citrus species complex / Marcelo Guerra; title: Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis population in Bulgaria / Violeta Valcheva ... [et al.]; title: Genetic diversity in switchgrass : a potential bioenergy crop / B. Narasimhamoorthy ... [et al.]; title: Genetic variability in the fescue-ryegrass complex / F.M. Kirigwi, A.A. Hopkins, M.C. Saha; title: Genetic diversity of population of Russia : gene pool and gene geography / Sergei Rychkov ... [et al.]; title: Genetic variability within Cypella fucata ravenna in southern Brazil / Évilin Giordana de Marco ... [et al.]; title: Genetic and functional diversity of phosphate solubilizing fluorescent pseudomonads and their simultaneous role in promotion of plant growth and soil health / M. Jaharamma, K. Badri Narayanan, and N. Sakthivel; title: Genetic diversity and population structure of alpine plants endemic to Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, with implications for conservation under global warming / Yupeng Geng, John Cram, Yang Zhong; title: Bayesian inference under complex evolutionary scenarios using microsatellite markers : multiple divergence and genetic admixture events in the honey bee, Apis mellifera / Jean-Marie Cornuet ... [et al.]; title: Geographic structure of craniometric variation and the estimates of possible dispersal routes of major human populations / Tsunehiko Hanihara; title: Intra-specific genetic variation in mosses : a novel approach to detect environmental changes / Valeria Spagnuolo, Stefano Terracciano, Simonetta Giordano.