Structure and Function of Eukaryotic Chromosomes
Published on 18. April 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIV, 325 pages
978-3-662-22438-0 (ISBN)
Description
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 Beiträgen von führenden Wissenschaftlern zusammen, wobei die klassischen Erkenntnisse mit neuesten Forschungsdaten zu einem umfassenden Überblick über das Gebiet kombiniert werden.
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Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XIV, 325 p.
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
588 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-662-22438-0 (9783662224380)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-540-47783-9
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Wolfgang Hennig
Structure and Function of Eukaryotic Chromosomes
E-Book
06/2013
Springer
€96.29
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Wolfgang Hennig
Structure and Function of Eukaryotic Chromosomes
Book
06/1987
Springer
€85.59
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Content
Lampbrush Chromosomes as Seen in Historical Perspective.- Polytene Chromosomes.- Giant Chromosomes in Ciliates.- The sp-I Genes in the Balbiani Rings of Chironomus Salivary Glands.- The white Locus of Drosophila melanogaster.- The Genetic and Molecular Organization of the Dense Cluster of Functionally Related, Vital Genes in the DOPA Decarboxylase Region of the Drosophila melanogaster Genome.- Heat Shock: Puffs and Response to Environmental Stress.- The Y Chromosomal Lampbrush Loops of Drosophila.- Contributions of Electron Microscopic Spreading Preparations ("Miller Spreads") to the Analysis of Chromosome Structure.- Replication of DNA in Eukaryotic Chromosomes.- Gene Amplification in Dipteran Chromosomes.- The Significance of Plant Transposable Elements in Biological Processes.- Arrangement of Chromosomes in Interphase Cell Nuclei.- Heterochromatin and the Phenomenon of Chromosome Banding.- Multiple Nonhistonel Protein-DNA Complexes in Chromatin Regulate the Cell- and Stage-Specific Activity of an Eukaryotic Gene.- Genetics of Sex Determination in Eukaryotes.- Applications of Basic Chromosome Research in Biotechnology and Medicine.- Closing Remarks.