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Structure and Function of Eukaryotic Chromosomes

✍ Scribed by M. M. Green (auth.), Professor Dr. Wolfgang Hennig (eds.)


Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
1987
Tongue
English
Leaves
332
Series
Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation 14
Edition
1
Category
Library

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✦ Synopsis


This book presents an overview of various aspects of chromosome research, written by leading experts of the respective fields, combining classic and recent molecular biological results. The variety and comprehensiveness make it a handbook of chromosome research for all scientists, teachers and graduate students interested in this field. Dieses Buch faßt die unterschiedlichen Aspekte der Chromosomenforschung in BeitrÀgen von führenden Wissenschaftlern zusammen, wobei die klassischen Erkenntnisse mit neuesten Forschungsdaten zu einem umfassenden Überblick über das Gebiet kombiniert werden.

✦ Table of Contents


Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Introduction....Pages 1-4
Lampbrush Chromosomes as Seen in Historical Perspective....Pages 5-26
Polytene Chromosomes....Pages 27-58
Giant Chromosomes in Ciliates....Pages 59-67
The sp-I Genes in the Balbiani Rings of Chironomus Salivary Glands....Pages 69-80
The white Locus of Drosophila melanogaster ....Pages 81-94
The Genetic and Molecular Organization of the Dense Cluster of Functionally Related, Vital Genes in the DOPA Decarboxylase Region of the Drosophila melanogaster Genome....Pages 95-120
Heat Shock: Puffs and Response to Environmental Stress....Pages 121-131
The Y Chromosomal Lampbrush Loops of Drosophila ....Pages 133-146
Contributions of Electron Microscopic Spreading Preparations (β€œMiller Spreads”) to the Analysis of Chromosome Structure....Pages 147-171
Replication of DNA in Eukaryotic Chromosomes....Pages 173-197
Gene Amplification in Dipteran Chromosomes....Pages 199-212
The Significance of Plant Transposable Elements in Biological Processes....Pages 213-221
Arrangement of Chromosomes in Interphase Cell Nuclei....Pages 223-234
Heterochromatin and the Phenomenon of Chromosome Banding....Pages 235-254
Multiple Nonhistonel Protein-DNA Complexes in Chromatin Regulate the Cell- and Stage-Specific Activity of an Eukaryotic Gene....Pages 255-269
Genetics of Sex Determination in Eukaryotes....Pages 271-300
Applications of Basic Chromosome Research in Biotechnology and Medicine....Pages 301-314
Closing Remarks....Pages 315-319
Back Matter....Pages 321-325

✦ Subjects


Cell Biology; Zoology; Biochemistry, general


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