Somatic Genome Variation In Animals, Plants, And Microorganisms

Written by an international team of experts, Somatic Genome Variation presents a timely summary of the latest understanding of somatic genome development and variation in plants, animals, and microorganisms. Wide-ranging in coverage, the authors provide an updated view of somatic genomes and genetic theories while also offering interpretations of somatic genome variation. The text provides geneticists, bioinformaticians, biologist, plant scientists, crop scientists, and microbiologists with a valuable overview of this fascinating field of research.

Xiu-Qing Li, Doctorat d’Etat en Sciences (France), is a senior level Research Scientist of Molecular Genetics at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Government of Canada). Dr. Li is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of New Brunswick and serves as an editor on PloS ONE, Genetics and Epigeneitcs, and the Potato Journal. He is the organizer and chair for the Somatic Genome Workshop and the co-organizer for the Genome Features and Chromosome Functionality Workshop at the Plant and Animal Genome Conference, and serves as the Communication Director of the Canadian Association for Plant Biotechnology. Dr. Li is also author of Somatic Genome Manipulation: Advances, Methods, and Applications.