Marsupial Genetics and Genomics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. Marsupial Breeding

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-3

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   2. Breeding and Genetic Management of Captive Marsupial Populations

      • Emily J. Miller, Catherine A. Herbert

      Pages 5-32

3. Marsupial Chromosomes and Gene Maps

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-35

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   2. The Conserved Marsupial Karyotype: Chromosome Painting and Evolution

      • Willem Rens, Malcolm Ferguson-Smith

      Pages 37-53

   3. Marsupial Centomeres and Telomeres: Dynamic Chromosome Domains

      • Dawn M. Carone, Rachel J. O’Neill

      Pages 55-73

   4. Marsupial Linkage Maps

      • Paul B. Samollow

      Pages 75-99

   5. Physical and Comparative Gene Maps in Marsupials

      • Janine E. Deakin

      Pages 101-115

4. Marsupial Genome Sequencing

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-119

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   2. Marsupial Sequencing Projects and Bioinformatics Challenges

      • Anthony T. Papenfuss, Arthur Hsu, Matthew Wakefield

      Pages 121-132

   3. Insight into Evolution of Gene Regulation Networks from the Opossum Genome

      • Matthew J. Wakefield, Anthony T. Papenfuss

      Pages 133-146

5. Marsupial Sex Chromosomes

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-149

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   2. Organization and Evolution of the Marsupial X Chromosome

      • Hardip R. Patel, Margaret L. Delbridge, Jennifer A. M. Graves

      Pages 151-171

   3. Gene Content of the Mammalian X Chromosome

      • Margaret L. Delbridge

      Pages 173-185

   4. Marsupial Sex Chromosome Behaviour During Male Meiosis

      • Raúl Fernández-Donoso, Soledad Berríos, Julio S. Rufas, Jesús Page

      Pages 187-206

   5. Compact but Complex – The Marsupial Y Chromosome

      • Veronica J. Murtagh, Paul D. Waters, Jennifer A. Marshall Graves

      Pages 207-228

6. Marsupial Epigenetics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 229-231

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   2. The Evolution of Genomic Imprinting – A Marsupial Perspective

      • Timothy A. Hore, Marilyn B. Renfree, Andrew J. Pask, Jennifer A. Marshall Graves

      Pages 233-257

   3. Marsupial Genetics Reveals Insights into Evolution of Mammalian X Chromosome Inactivation

      • Shafagh Al Nadaf, Paul D. Waters, Janine E. Deakin, Jennifer A. Marshall Graves

      Pages 259-280

7. Marsupial Reproductive and Developmental Genetics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 281-283

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Marsupials belong to the Class Mammalia, sharing some features with other mammals, yet they also possess many unique features. It is their differences from the more traditionally studied mammals, such as mice and humans, that is of greatest value to comparative studies. Sequencing of genomes from two distantly related marsupials, the short grey-tailed opossum from South America and the Australian tammar wallaby, has launched marsupials into the genomics era and accelerated the rate of progress in marsupial research. With the current worldwide concern for the plight of the endangered Tasmanian devil, marsupial genetics and genomics research is even more important than ever if this species is to be saved from extinction. This volume recounts some of the history of research in this field and highlights the most recent advances in the many different areas of marsupial genetics and genomics research.

• Telomere
• bioinformatics
• chromosome
• evolution
• genes
• genetics

• , Ecology, Evolution&Genetics, The Austral, ARC Centre for Excellence for Kangaroo G, Canberra ACT, Australia

  Janine E. Deakin, Paul D. Waters

• , Ecology, Evolution and Genetics, ARC Centre of Excellence for Kangaroo Ge, Canberra ACT, Australia

  Jennifer A. Marshall Graves

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