When you think about animal cruelty, you might think of chained-up dogs left to suffer in the cold, stray cats struggling to survive on the streets, or depressed polar bears at the zoo. As terrible as ...

Learn about the activation and deactivation of genes over long distances of DNA — an ability that emerged in comb jellies and ...

Farmers have been improving the genetics of their animals for thousands of years through selective breeding. Wild boars were ...

Genetics and Eugenics: A Text-book for Students of Biology and a Reference Book for Animal and Plant Breeders. By Prof. W. E. Castle. Pp. vi + 353. (Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press ...

The Bachelor of Animal Science (Animal Genetics and Breeding) is ideal for you if you have an interest in genetics in relation to animals. You’ll learn: how effective breeding strategies can both ...

they are frequently selected because of their similarity to humans in terms of genetics, anatomy, and physiology. Also, animal models are often preferable for experimental disease research because ...