Yeast Genetics: Fundamental and Applied Aspects

✍ Scribed by B. L. A. Carter, J. R. Piggott, E. F. Walton (auth.), J. F. T. Spencer, Dorothy M. Spencer, A. R. W. Smith (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 1983
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 545
• Series: Springer Series in Molecular Biology
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

During the past few decades we have witnessed an era of remarkable growth in the field of molecular biology. In 1950 very little was known of the chemical constitution of biological systems, the manner in which information was trans­ mitted from one organism to another, or the extent to which the chemical basis of life is unified. The picture today is dramatically different. We have an almost bewildering variety of information detailing many different aspects of life at the molecular level. There great advances have brought with them some breath-taking insights into the molecular mechanisms used by nature for rep­ licating, distributing and modifying biological information. We have learned a great deal about the chemical and physical nature of the macromolecular nucleic acids and proteins, and the manner in which carbohydrates, lipids and smaller molecules work together to provide the molecular setting of living sys­ tems. It might be said that these few decades have replaced a near vacuum of information with a very large surplus. It is in the context of this flood of information that this series of monographs on molecular biology has been organized. The idea is to bring together in one place, between the covers of one book, a concise assessment of the state of the subject in a well-defined field. This will enable the reader to get a sense of historical perspectiv(}-what is known about the field today-and a description of the frontiers of research where our knowledge is increasing steadily.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Genetic Control of Cell Proliferation....Pages 1-28
Genetic Control and Gene Expression During Meiosis and Sporulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae ....Pages 29-64
Meiotic Gene Conversion in Yeast: Molecular and Experimental Perspectives....Pages 65-107
Radiation-Sensitive Mutants and Repair in Yeast....Pages 109-137
Nucleic Acid Relatedness Among Yeasts....Pages 139-166
Genetic Approaches to the Study of Protease Function and Proteolysis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae ....Pages 167-203
Genetic Control of Flocculation....Pages 205-224
Protein and Lipid Composition of the Yeast Plasma Membrane....Pages 225-241
Protoplast Fusion in Yeasts....Pages 243-253
Genetic and Functional Aspects of Yeast Mitochondria....Pages 255-267
Molecular Genetic Aspects of Yeast Mitochondria....Pages 269-370
ScV “Killer” Viruses in Yeast....Pages 371-419
Approaches to the Genetic Analysis and Breeding of Brewer’s Yeast....Pages 421-437
Genetic Improvement of Wine Yeast....Pages 439-459
Aspects of the Biochemistry and Genetics of Sugar and Carbohydrate Uptake by Yeasts....Pages 461-484
Back Matter....Pages 485-533

✦ Subjects

Plant Sciences