Advances in Genetics
Academic Press
Published on 14. June 1977
584 pages
978-0-08-056806-5 (ISBN)
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Advances in Genetics
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E.W. Caspari
Advances in Genetics: v. 19
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05/1977
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Genetics, Volume 19
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors to Volume 19
- Chapter 1. Genes, Behavior, and Evolutionary Processes: The Genus Drosophila
- I. Introduction
- II. Closed and Open Programs and Sexual Isolation
- III. Deviations from Random Mating within Species
- IV. Behavioral and Structural Phylogenies
- V. Physiological Stresses and Behavior
- VI. Isofemale Strains
- VII. Discussion and Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 2. Meiotic and Mitotic Recombination in Aspergillus and Its Chromosomal Aberrations
- I. Introduction
- II. Meiotic Crossing-over and Nondisjunction: Effects of Chromosomal Aberrations, Especially Translocations
- III. Mitotic Recombination
- IV. Genetic Mapping and the Use of Translocations
- References
- Chapter 3. The Cytogenetics of Neurospora
- I. Introduction
- II. The Life Cycle, Incompatibility, and Ploidy
- III. Meiosis and Mitosis
- IV. The Wild-Type Genome
- V. Chromosome Rearrangements
- VI. Summary
- Appendix: Chromosome Aberrations of Neurospora crassa
- References
- Chapter 4. Genetic Analysis of Chloroplast DNA in Chlamydomonas
- I. Introduction
- II. Identification of Cytoplasmic Genes in Chlamydomonas
- III. Mechanism of Maternal (4:0) Inheritance in Chlamydomonas
- IV. Methods of Genetic Analysis
- V. Results of Genetic Analysis of the Chloroplast Genome in Chlamydomonas
- VI. Association of Cytoplasmic Genes with Organelle DNAs and Structures
- References
- Chapter 5. Genetics and Biochemistry of Morphogenesis in Neurospora
- I. Introduction
- II. Biochemical Genetics of Hyphal Development
- III. Conidiogenesis
- IV. Morphogenesis during Sexual Development
- V. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6. Genetic Control of the Content, Amino Acid Composition, and Processing Properties of Proteins in Wheat
- I. Introduction
- II. Structure of the Wheat Kernel
- Genetic Origin of the Tissue Components
- III. Origin and Genetic Relationships among Triticum and Closely Related Species
- IV. Genetic Relationships and Homoeologies among Chromosomes of Cultivated Wheats
- V. Role of Environmental Factors in Protein Synthesis and Accumulation in Wheat Endosperm
- VI. Role of the Cytoplasm in the Hereditary Control of Protein Content and Composition
- VII. Nuclear Gene Control of Protein Content and Composition
- VIII. Genetic Variability in the Nature and Properties of Wheat Proteins
- IX. Genetic Variation for Protein Content and Lysine Composition in Wheat
- X. Chromosomal Location of Genes Affecting Protein Content, Composition, and Use Properties
- XI. General Discussion
- XII. Role for Induced Mutations
- XIII. Directions for Future Research
- XIV. Summary and Conclusions
- References
- Subject Index
