''Animal Genetics'' is a bi-monthly scientific journal published by the

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on behalf of the

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. The

impact factor The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a scientometric index calculated by Clarivate that reflects the yearly mean number of citations of articles published in the last two years in a given journal, as ...

of ''Animal Genetics'' is 2.605 (2009) making the journal number 9, out of 50, in the Thomson Reuters ISI "Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science" category. ''Animal Genetics'' publishes research on immunogenetics,

molecular genetics Molecular genetics is a sub-field of biology that addresses how differences in the structures or expression of DNA molecules manifests as variation among organisms. Molecular genetics often applies an "investigative approach" to determine the ...

and

functional genomics Functional genomics is a field of molecular biology that attempts to describe gene (and protein) functions and interactions. Functional genomics make use of the vast data generated by genomic and transcriptomic projects (such as genome sequencing ...

of economically important and domesticated animals. Publications include the study of variability at gene and protein levels, mapping of

gene In biology, the word gene (from , ; "... Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word gene to describe the Mendelian units of heredity..." meaning ''generation'' or ''birth'' or ''gender'') can have several different meanings. The Mendelian gene is a b ...

, traits and

QTL A quantitative trait locus (QTL) is a locus (section of DNA) that correlates with variation of a quantitative trait in the phenotype of a population of organisms. QTLs are mapped by identifying which molecular markers (such as SNPs or AFLPs) c ...

s, associations between genes and traits, genetic diversity, and characterization of gene expression and control.

External links

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All organisms in the Kingdom Animalia are multicellular heterotroph's that are also eukaryotes. Genetics journals Wiley-Blackwell academic journals English-language journals Publications established in 1987 {{genetics-journal-stub