Plant Cytogenetics: Genome Structure and Chromosome Function

✍ Scribed by Donald L. Auger, William F. Sheridan (auth.), Hank W. Bass, James A. Birchler (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 344
• Series: Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models 4
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This reference book provides information on plant cytogenetics for students, instructors, and researchers. Topics covered by international experts include classical cytogenetics of plant genomes; plant chromosome structure; functional, molecular cytology; and genome dynamics. In addition, chapters are included on several methods in plant cytogenetics, informatics, and even laboratory exercises for aspiring or practiced instructors. The book provides a unique combination of historical and modern subject matter, revealing the central role of plant cytogenetics in plant genetics and genomics as currently practiced. This breadth of coverage, together with the inclusion of methods and instruction, is intended to convey a deep and useful appreciation for plant cytogenetics. We hope it will inform and inspire students, researchers, and teachers to continue to employ plant cytogenetics to address fundamental questions about the cytology of plant chromosomes and genomes for years to come.

Hank W. Bass is a Professor in the Department of Biological Science at Florida State University.

James A. Birchler is a Professor in the Division of Biological Sciences at the University of Missouri.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Plant Chromosomal Deletions, Insertions, and Rearrangements....Pages 3-36
Genome Structure and Chromosome Function....Pages 37-58
Plant B Chromosomes: What Makes Them Different?....Pages 59-77
Cytogenetic Mapping in Plants....Pages 79-119
DNA and Chromatin Fiber-Based Plant Cytogenetics....Pages 121-130
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
Plant Centromeres....Pages 133-142
Plant Telomeres....Pages 143-191
Genetics and Cytology of Meiotic Chromosome Behavior in Plants....Pages 193-229
Chromosomal Distribution and Functional Interpretation of Epigenetic Histone Marks in Plants....Pages 231-253
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
Chromosome Microdissection and Utilization of Microisolated DNA....Pages 257-270
Maize Antibody Procedures: Immunolocalization and Chromatin Immunoprecipitation....Pages 271-286
Methods of Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization on Extended DNA Fibers (Fiber-FISH)....Pages 287-293
Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization and In Situ PCR....Pages 295-309
Plant Cytogenetics in Genome Databases....Pages 311-322
Practical Laboratory Exercises for Plant Molecular Cytogenetics....Pages 323-333
Erratum....Pages E1-E1
Back Matter....Pages 335-345

✦ Subjects

Plant Genetics & Genomics; Plant Sciences