Cytogenetics in Plant Breeding
Published on 12. February 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVI, 469 pages
978-3-642-84085-2 (ISBN)
Description
An introductory discussion of basic chromosome structure and
function preceeds the main text on the application of
cytogenetic approaches to the analysis of the manipulation
of both the genetic make-up and the genetic transmission
system of plant breeding material. Analysis using light and
electron microscopy, segregations and molecular techniques,
yields information for assessing the material before and
after manipulation. Much attention is given to quantitative
methods. Manipulation not only involves the construction of
specific genotypes, but also chromosomal transmission
systems.
Although analysis and manipulation in the somatic cycle are
considered, the focus is on the generative cycle, with
emphasis on analysis and subsequent segregation of
specifically constructed material.
The book is intended for plant breeders and other scientists
interested in the analysis and manipulation of breeding
material at the chromosomal level. Comparisons with
molecular and cell biological approaches are made, and the
potential of the various methods is evaluated.
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Series
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XVI, 469 p.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
733 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-642-84085-2 (9783642840852)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-84083-8
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J. Sybenga
Cytogenetics in Plant Breeding
Book
08/1992
Springer
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Content
1 Cytogenetics in Genetics and Plant Breeding.- 1.1 Cytogenetics as a Subdiscipline of Genetics.- 1.2 Cytogenetics in Plant Breeding.- 2 Chromosome Composition, Structure and Morphology.- 2.1 DNA.- 2.2 Chromosome Structure; Histones and Other Chromosomal Proteins.- 2.3 Euchromatin, Heterochromatin.- 2.4 Special Functional Elements in Chromosomes.- 2.5 Microscopic Chromosome Morphology: the Karyotype, Standard and Variations.- 3 The Mechanisms of Genetic Transmission.- 3.1 The Somatic Cycle.- 3.2 Generative Transmission: Fertilization - Meiosis.- 4 The Somatic Chromosome Complement: Karyotype Analysis.- 4.1 The Karyotype.- 4.2 Approaches to Karyotype Analysis: Chromosome Number and Morphology.- 5 Karyotype Variants A: Chromosome Structural Variants.- 5.1 Deficiencies.- 5.2 Duplications.- 5.3 Inversions Ill.- 5.4 Translocations.- 5.5 Other Rearrangements (Robertsonian Fission and Fusion; Isochromosome; Compound).- 6 Karyotype Variants B: Chromosome Number Variants.- 6.1 Euploidy.- 6.2 Aneuploidy.- 7 Diagnosis: Identifying Cytogenetic Causes of Variants of the Karyotype and the Generative Cycle.- 7.1 Diagnosis: The Collection of Specific Information: Context, Objectives and Means.- 7.2 The Diagnostic Strategy.- 7.3 The Diagnostic Use of Meiotic Behaviour and Configurations: Types and Distribution;Causes and Consequences.- 7.4 The Diagnostic Protocol.- 8 Estimating, Recording and Manipulating Recombination.- 8.1 Chromosome Recombination and Exchange Recombination.- 8.2 Exchange Recombination: Crossing-Over.- 8.3 Recording Recombination: Genetic Chromosome Maps.- 8.4 Manipulating Recombination.- 9 Genome Analysis: Identification of and Relations Between Genomes.- 9.1 Genome Analysis: Different Concepts.- 9.2 Genomic Composition of Allopolyploids.- 9.3 Relations Between Genomes: Homology, Homoeology, Affinity.- 10 Manipulation of Genome Composition: A. Gene Transfer.- 10.1 Objectives.- 10.2 Molecular Versus Generative Gene Transfer.- 10.1 Identification of Transferred Chromatin.- 10.2 Different Approaches to Generative Gene Transfer...- 11 Manipulation of Genome Composition. B. Gene Dose: Duplication, Polyploidy and Gametic Chromosome Number.- 11.1 Objectives.- 11.2 Duplications.- 11.3 Increase in the Number of Genomes: Polyploidy.- 11.4 Reduction in Genome Number: Gametic Chromosome Number.- 12 Manipulation of the Genetic System.- 12.1 Natural and Artificial Variation in Generative Genetic Systems.- 12.2 Allopolyploidization of Autopolyploids.- 12.3 Permanent Translocation Heterozygosity.- 12.4 Cytogenetic Approaches to Hybrid Breeding.- 12.5 Apomixis and Related Systems.- References.