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Genetic Flux in Plants

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Editors:
  1. Barbara Hohn

    1. Friedrich Miescher-Institut, Basel, Switzerland

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  2. Elisabeth S. Dennis

    1. CSIRO Division of Plant Industry, Canberra, Australia

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Part of the book series: Plant Gene Research (GENE)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Movement of Genetic Information from the Environment to the plant

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Viruses

      • H. Fraenkel-Conrat
      Pages 3-10

    3. DNA Flux Across Genetic Barriers: The Crown Gall Phenomenon

      • G. Gheysen, P. Dhaese, M. Van Montagu, J. Schell
      Pages 11-47

  3. Movement of Genetic Information Between the Plant Organelles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. Movement of Genetic Material Between the Chloroplast and Mitochondrion in Higher Plants

      • David M. Lonsdale
      Pages 51-60

    3. Movement of Genetic Information Between the Chloroplast and Nucleus

      • J. N. Timmis, N. Steele Scott
      Pages 61-78

    4. Movement of Genetic Information Between Plant Organelles: Mitochondria-Nuclei

      • R. J. Kemble, S. Gabay-Laughnan, J. R. Laughnan
      Pages 79-87

  4. Movement of Genetic Information Within Plant Organelles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. Supernumerary DNAs in Plant Mitochondria

      • R. R. Sederoff, C. S. Levings III
      Pages 91-109

    3. Plant Mitochondrial DNA: Unusual Variation on a Common Theme

      • Arnold J. Bendich
      Pages 111-138

    4. Repeated Sequences and Genome Change

      • R. B. Flavell
      Pages 139-156

    5. Sequence Variation and Stress

      • C. A. Cullis
      Pages 157-168

    6. The Activation of Maize Controlling Elements

      • S. L. Dellaporta, P. S. Chomet
      Pages 169-216

    7. Somaclonal Variation: The Myth of Clonal Uniformity

      • W. R. Scowcroft
      Pages 217-245

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 247-255
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About this book

Genetic material is in flux: this is one of the most exciting recent concepts in molecular biology. This volume of "Plant Gene Research" describes changes that occur in the genetic material of plants. It is worthwhile re­ membering that the first examples of unstable genomes were described for maize before DNA was known to be the genetic material. Now trans­ posable elements like the ones found in maize have been described in almost all organisms and have become incorporated into our thinking about genome structure. Flux in the plant genome is not restricted to transposable elements or to nuclear genes. Exchanges of genetic material have been demonstrated within organelle DNA, between organelle DNAs or between organelle and nuclear DNAs. Such exchanges may only occur over evolutionary times or may be a continuing process. Also the environment alters the plant genome. Stress, either viral, nutri­ tional or tissue-culture induced causes heritable changes in the genome. Infection with the crown gall bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens results in the transfer of bacterial DNA into the plant genome.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Friedrich Miescher-Institut, Basel, Switzerland

    Barbara Hohn

  • CSIRO Division of Plant Industry, Canberra, Australia

    Elisabeth S. Dennis

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Genetic Flux in Plants

  • Editors: Barbara Hohn, Elisabeth S. Dennis

  • Series Title: Plant Gene Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-8765-4

  • Publisher: Springer Vienna

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag/Wien 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-8767-8Published: 31 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-7091-8765-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0175-2073

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 256

  • Topics: Plant Sciences, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, general, Agriculture, Forestry

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