Chromosome Structure and Aberrations

✍ Scribed by Tariq Ahmad Bhat, Aijaz Ahmad Wani (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer India
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 377
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book is a compilation of various chapters contributed by a group of leading researchers from different countries and covering up to date information based on published reports and personal experience of authors in the field of cytogenetics. Beginning with the introduction of chromosome, the subsequent chapters on organization of genetic material, karyotype evolution, structural and numerical variations in chromosomes, B-chromosomes and chromosomal aberrations provide an in-depth knowledge and easy understanding of the subject matter. A special feature of the book is the inclusion of a series of chapters on various types of chromosomal aberrations and their impact on breeding behaviour and crop improvement. The possible mechanism, their consequences and role in genetic analysis has been emphasized in these chapters. A few chapters have also been dedicated on various techniques routinely used in the laboratory by students and researchers. Each chapter ends with an extensive bibliography so that the students and researchers may find it relevant to consult more literature on the subject than a book of this size can offer. The book is intended to fulfill the needs of undergraduate and post graduate students of botany, zoology and agriculture besides, teachers and researchers engaged in the field of genetics, cytogenetics, and molecular genetics. In general the readers will find each chapter of the book informative and easy to understand.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction to Chromosome....Pages 1-11
B Chromosomes....Pages 13-39
Organization of Genetic Material into Chromosomes....Pages 41-73
Laboratory Techniques of Studying Plant Chromosomes....Pages 75-107
Flow Cytometry and Its Utility....Pages 109-126
Asynapsis and Desynapsis in Plants....Pages 127-140
Cytogenetic Studies in Indian Drimia Jacq. (Urgineoideae: Hyacinthaceae)....Pages 141-165
Banding Techniques in Chromosome Analysis....Pages 167-180
Karyotype Evolution: Concepts and Applications....Pages 181-200
Polyploidy: Evolution and Crop Improvement....Pages 201-218
Mutagenic Effects on Meiosis in Legumes and a Practical Case Study of Vicia faba L.....Pages 219-244
Structural Changes in Chromosomes....Pages 245-274
Numerical Changes in Chromosomes....Pages 275-306
Techniques of Chromosomal Studies....Pages 307-330
Cytomixis: Causes and Consequences as a Case Study in Vicia faba L.....Pages 331-342
Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) and Its Applications....Pages 343-367

✦ Subjects

Cytogenetics;Gene Expression;Plant Genetics & Genomics;Cell Biology