Handbook of Genetics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Amphibia

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum

      • Rufus R. Humphrey

      Pages 3-17

   3. Frogs of the Genus Rana

      • Leon W. Browder

      Pages 19-33

   4. Xenopus

      • John B. Gurdon, Hugh R. Woodland

      Pages 35-50

   5. The RNA of the Mature Xenopus Oocyte

      • Barbara R. Hough, Eric H. Davidson

      Pages 51-55

   6. Working Maps of the Lampbrush Chromosomes of Amphibia

      • Harold G. Callan, Lydia Lloyd

      Pages 57-77

3. Fishes and Birds

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79

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   2. The Platyfish, Xiphophorus maculatus

      • Klaus D. Kallman

      Pages 81-132

   3. The Medaka, Oryzias latipes, and the Guppy, Lebistes reticularis

      • Toki-o Yamamoto

      Pages 133-149

   4. Avian Genetics

      • Ursula K. Abbott, G. Wendel Yee

      Pages 151-200

4. Mammals

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 201-201

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   2. The Laboratory Mouse, Mus musculus

      • Margaret C. Green

      Pages 203-241

   3. The Laboratory Rat, Rattus norvegicus

      • Joy E. Palm

      Pages 243-254

   4. The Genus Peromyscus

      • David I. Rasmussen

      Pages 255-260

   5. The Golden Hamster, Mesocricetus auratus

      • Roy Robinson

      Pages 261-274

   6. The Guinea Pig, Cavia porcellus

      • Roy Robinson

      Pages 275-307

   7. The Rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus

      • Richard R. Fox

      Pages 309-328

   8. The Chinchilla, Chinchilla lanigera

      • Roy Robinson

      Pages 329-335

   9. The Horse, Equus caballus, and the Donkey, Equus asinus

      • Ralph Bogart

      Pages 337-350

The purpose of the first four volumes of the Handbook of Genetics is to bring together collections of relatively short, authoritative essays or an­ notated compilations of data on topics of significance to geneticists. Many of the essays will deal with various aspects of the biology of certain species or species groups selected because they are favorite subjects for genetic investigation in nature or the laboratory. Often there will be an encyclo­ pedic amount of information available on such species, with new papers appearing daily. Most of these will be written for specialists in a jargon that is bewildering to a novice, and sometimes even to a veteran geneticist working with evolutionarily distant organisms. For such readers what is needed is a written introduction to the morphology, life cycle, reproductive behavior, and culture methods for the species in question. What are its particular advantages (and disadvantages) for genetic study, and what have we learned from it? Where are the classic papers, the key bibli­ ographies, and how does one get stocks of wild type or mutant strains? Lists giving the symbolism and descriptions for selected mutants that have been retained and are thus available for future studies are provided whenever possible. Genetic and cytological maps, mitotic karyotypes, and haploid DNA values are also included when available. Volume 4 deals with certain vertebrate species that have been studied in considerable detail from the standpoint of genetics or molecular cytogenetics. Such data are available for only a relatively few vertebrates.

• Allele
• DNA
• Laboratory
• behavior
• biology
• chromosome
• cytogenetics
• evolution
• genes
• genetics
• human genetics
• morphology
• vertebrates

• Department of Biological Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA

  Robert C. King

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