Mitochondrial Genomics
Insights into Dysfunction and Disease
- 1st Edition - August 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Authors: Aruna Pal, Keshav K. Singh
- Language: English
Mitochondrial Genomics and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Diseases all 37 mitochondrial genes and their role in immunity. It describes mitochondrial genetics, organization of mitoch… Read more
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Description
Description
Key features
Key features
- Introduces mitochondrial genetics and function using animal models
- Discusses the role of mitogenomics in various disease states
- Considers the implication of whole mitochondrial genome sequencing in animals
- Explores mitochondrial replacement theory and gene editing
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
2. Structural organization of mitochondria and mitochondrial genetics in different animal models
3. Mitophagy
4. Introduction to MAVS in different livestock species
5. Mitogenomics and metabolic disease
6. Mitogenomics and viral disease
7. Mitogenomics and bacterial disease
8. Mitogenomics and parasitic disease
9. Mitogenomics and fungal infestations
10. Mitogenomics and neurodegenerative disorder
11. Mitogenomics and cancer
12. Numtogenesis and its association to disease
13. Whole mitochondrial genome sequencing and its implication in diseases in animal models
14. Mitochondrial replacement therapy: Its prospects
15. Implication of gene editing in mitochondrial repair
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: August 1, 2026
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
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Aruna Pal
Dr. Aruna Pal is Assistant Professor at West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences (WBUASFSCI). She obtained her MVSc at the National Dairy Research Institute, India, and her PhD in Animal Genetics and Breeding at the Indian Veterinary Research Institute. She has acted as Convenor for the Human Genetics and Genomics Task Force for India’s Ministry of Science and Technology and currently heads the Animal Genomics lab for WBUASFSCI’s Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding. Her research focuses on mitochondrial genetics and diseases using animal models. She has authored multiple books, including Elsevier’s Genetics and Breeding for Disease Resistance of Livestock.
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