Advances in Genetics
Academic Press
Published on 1. January 1956
401 pages
978-0-08-056795-2 (ISBN)
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Genetics, Volume VIII
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors to Volume VIII
- Chapter 1. Metabolism and Spontaneous Mutations in Plants
- I. Introduction
- II. Spontaneous Mutability in Plants in Its Relation to Metabolism
- III. Mutagenic Substances Occurring in Plants and Their Metabolic Fate
- IV. Discussion
- V. References
- Chapter 2. The Complementary Genic Systems in Flax and Flax Rust
- I. Introduction
- II. Host
- III. Parasite
- IV. Inheritance of Pathogenicity
- V. Inheritance of Rust Reaction
- VI. Genetics of Host-Parasite Interaction
- VII. Differential Varietes with Single Rust-Conditioning Genes
- VIII. Potentials of the Complementary Gene Hypothesis
- IX. Summary
- X. References
- Chapter 3. The Genetic Structure of Races and Species in Gilia
- I. Introduction
- II. Genetic Systems Involved in Racial and Specific Differentiation
- III. Conclusions
- IV. References
- Chapter 4. Chromosome Repatterning and Adaptation
- I. Introduction
- II. Linkage of Adaptive Gene Complexes
- III. Balanced Heterosis
- IV. Divergence in Gene Function
- V. Organization Effect
- VI. Summary and Conclusions
- VII. Acknowledgments
- VIII. References
- Chapter 5. General Genetics of Bees
- I. Introduction
- II. Systematics
- III. Cytology
- IV. Artificial Insemination of Queen Honeybees
- V. Genetics of Specific Characters of Apis mellifera L.
- VI. Genetics of Bees Other than Apis mellifera L.
- VII. Population Genetics
- VIII. Evolutionary Features of Bees
- IX. Acknowledgments
- X. References
- Chapter 6. Genetics of Ladybeetles
- I. Introduction
- II. Intraspecific Variation in Elytral Patterns
- III. Geographic Variation in Elytral Patterns
- IV. Breeding Experiments
- V. Interspecific and Intersubspecific Hybridization Experiments
- VI. Variations and Evolution in Harmonia and Adalia
- VII. Conclusions and Remarks
- VIII. References
- Chapter 7. The Genetics of the Sheep
- I. Introduction
- II. Chromosome Number
- III. Color and Pattern
- IV. Horn Inheritance
- V. Lethals, Semilethals, and Abnormalities
- VI. Other Characters
- VII. Fleece Characters
- VIII. Growth and Body Conformation
- IX. Fertility
- X. Milk Production
- XI. Selection Plans
- XII. Inbreeding
- XIII. Crossbreeding
- XIV. Species Crosses
- XV. Linkage
- XVI. References
- Chapter 8. Cytogenetics of the Tomato
- I. Introduction and General Biological Considerations
- II. Cytology
- III. List of Known Mutant Genes
- IV. Linkage
- V. Ploidy
- VI. Species Hybrids
- VII. Quantitative Characters
- VIII. Spontaneous and Induced Mutation
- IX. Biochemical Genetics
- X. Graft Relations
- XI. Cytoplasmic Inheritance
- XII. Concluding Remarks
- XIII. References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
