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Cytogenetics of Domestic Animals: Clinical, Molecular and Evolutionary Aspects

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Dr. Leopoldo Iannuzzi Aer the discovery of 1;29 Robertsonian translocation in National Research Council (CNR) the Swedish red cattle and the demonstration of its of Italy, Institute of Animal Production System in deleterious effects on fertility, the applied to Mediterranean Environment domestic animals was applied by several scientific (ISPAAM), Piazzale Enrico Fermi laboratories in all the world. Scientists have been focused 1, 80055 –Portici (NA), Italy to the following sectors: clinical cytogenetics leopoldo.iannuzzi@ ispaam.cnr.it (relationships between chromosome abnormalities and fertility) ; evolutionary cytogenetics (chromosome Dr. Pietro Parma Department of Agricultural and banding homologies and gene order between related and Environmental Sciences - unrelated species) ; molecular cytogenetics (use of Production, Landscape, molecular markers and the FISH-technique to extend the Agroenergy, Milan University, Via genetic physical maps, to characterize chromosome Celoria, 2 - 20133 Milan, Italy abnormalities and the chromosome evolution of species); [email protected] environmental cytogenetics (use of chromosome or molecular test to establish possible damages to the DNA derived by exposure to mutagens in the environment). In Deadline for manuscript the special issue, paper-review and original contributions submissions: will be published to sum up the knowledge and update the 31 October 2021 important questions and problems related to the domestic animal cytogenetics, giving attention to the clinical cytogenetics which is under the screen of both breeders and scientists for the animal breeding improvement.

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