Advances in Genetics
Published on 17. March 1982
372 pages
978-0-08-056808-9 (ISBN)
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Ernst W. Caspari
Advances in Genetics: v. 21
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01/1982
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Genetics, Volume 21
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors to Volume 21
- Chapter 1. The Ah locus, A Multigene Family Necessary for Survival in a Chemically Adverse Environment: Comparison with the Immune System
- I. Introduction
- II. The Ah System
- III. The Various Means by Which Organisms Cope with Environmental Adversity
- IV. Comparison of the Ah System with the Immunoglobulin System
- V. Multiple Forms of Other Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes
- VI. Conclusions and Directions of Future Research
- VII. Summary
- References
- Chapter 2. Expression of Ribosomal Genes in Bacteria
- I. Introduction
- II. Phenomenological Description of Ribosome Accumulation
- III. Genetics of E. coli Ribosomes
- IV. Measurements of Transcription and Translation of Ribosomal Genes
- V. Autogenous Regulation of r-Protein Synthesis
- VI. Regulation of Transcription of Ribosomal Genes
- VII. Current Status of Our Understanding of the Regulation of Ribosome Synthesis
- References
- Chapter 3. The Genetics of Transfer RNA in Drosophila
- I. Introduction
- II. Number and Diversity of tRNA Genes
- III. Localization of tRNA Genes by in Situ Hybridization
- IV. The Structure of tRNA Genes: Plasmids
- V. Isoacceptors and Development
- VI. "Transfer RNA Mutants": Minutes and Others
- VII. Suppression
- VIII. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 4. Mutagenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- I. Introduction
- II. Experimental Methods
- III. Induced Mutagenesis
- IV. Spontaneous Mutagenesis
- V. Mitochondrial Mutagenesis
- VI. Mechanisms of Induced Mutagenesis
- VII. Conclusions and Comparisons with Other Organisms
- References
- Chapter 5. Triticale: Present Status and Future Prospects
- I. Introduction
- II. Taxonomy and Terminology
- III. Triticales at Different Ploidy Levels
- IV. Improvement and Assessment of Hexaploid Triticales
- V. Tetraploid Triticales
- VI. Cytology of Triticales
- VII. Aneuploidy
- VIII. Problems, Progress, and Possibilities
- IX. Summary and Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6. Regulatory Gene Variation in Higher Plants
- I. Introduction
- II. Quantitative and Temporal Regulation of Gene Expression
- III. Spatial Regulation of Gene Expression
- IV. Subcellular Compartmentation
- V. Comments
- References
- Index
