Neurobehavioral Genetics: Methods and Applications, Second Edition

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Byron C. Jones, Pierre Mormede
CRC Press, 2006 M08 30 - 496 páginas
A complete background to concepts and principles of behavioral genetics, Neurobehavioral Genetics: Methods and Applications, Second Edition features a broad spectrum of the most current techniques in neurobehavioral genetics in a single source.

International researchers incorporate several new developments in the field, including:
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    Chapter 1 A History of Behavior Genetics
    1
    Development as Explanation
    17
    Chapter 3 Some Basics Mendelian Traits Polygenic Traits Complex Traits
    29
    Chapter 4 An Introduction to Quantitative Genetics
    37
    Chapter 5 From QTL Detection to Gene Identification
    55
    Chapter 6 Gene Expression
    73
    Chapter 7 Bioinformatics of Behavior
    95
    Chapter 8 Congenic and Consomic Strains
    115
    Cherchez le Phenotype
    263
    Concepts and Methods Relevant to Genetic Analyses in Mice and Humans
    281
    Chapter 20 Genetic Analysis of Emotional Behaviors Using Animal Models
    291
    Chapter 21 Genetic Analysis of Food Search Behavior in the Fruit Fly Drosophila melanogaster
    307
    Chapter 22 Genetic and Molecular Analyses of Drosophila Courtship Behavior
    319
    Chapter 23 A New Era for Drosophila Learning and Memory Studies
    333
    Chapter 24 Behavioral Genetics in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
    353
    Chapter 25 Genetics Behavior and Brain Dopamine Systems
    371

    Chapter 9 Animal Resources in Behavioral Neurogenetics
    129
    Chapter 10 Sample Size Requirements for Experiments on Laboratory Animals
    149
    Chapter 11 Role of Association Studies in Psychiatric Disorders
    169
    Chapter 12 Family and Twin Methods
    183
    Chapter 13 GeneEnvironment Interactions
    189
    Gene8211Gene Interactions
    201
    Study of a Genetically Complex Phenotype
    209
    Chapter 16 Genetics of Major Affective Disorders
    227
    Chapter 17 Pedigree Analyses and the Study of Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes Personality and Subjective WellBeing
    247
    Chapter 26 Natural Genetic Variation of Hippocampal Structures and Behavior8212an Update
    389
    Black Boxes between Genes and Behaviors
    411
    Cues from Mental Retardation Genes
    435
    Chapter 29 Pharmacogenetics
    449
    Chapter 30 Alcohol Psychopharmacogenetics
    457
    Index
    469
    Back cover
    501
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