Biological principles of heredity of and resistance to disease.

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Biological principles of heredity of and resistance to disease.

Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics) - 1 Apr 1998

Horin P

Abstract excerpt

Understanding the biological principles of disease heredity and resistance to disease is a prerequisite for the incorporation of these factors into multi-trait breeding programmes. Mutations represent an evolutionary aspect of disease. The author reviews patterns of Mendelian inheritance and poss...

Topics

Animals
Breeding
Communicable Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Humans
Immunity, Innate
Mutation
Selection, Genetic

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