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Structure and Function of Eukaryotic Chromosomes

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  • © 1987

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Editors:
  1. Wolfgang Hennig

    1. Department of Genetics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation (RESULTS, volume 14)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. Introduction

    • M. M. Green
    Pages 1-4

  3. Lampbrush Chromosomes as Seen in Historical Perspective

    • H. G. Callan
    Pages 5-26

  4. Polytene Chromosomes

    • G. Korge
    Pages 27-58

  5. Giant Chromosomes in Ciliates

    • D. Ammermann
    Pages 59-67

  6. The sp-I Genes in the Balbiani Rings of Chironomus Salivary Glands

    • C. Grond, H. Saiga, J.-E. Edström
    Pages 69-80

  7. The white Locus of Drosophila melanogaster

    • B. H. Judd
    Pages 81-94

  8. The Genetic and Molecular Organization of the Dense Cluster of Functionally Related, Vital Genes in the DOPA Decarboxylase Region of the Drosophila melanogaster Genome

    • T. R. F. Wright
    Pages 95-120

  9. Heat Shock: Puffs and Response to Environmental Stress

    • M. L. Pardue, W. G. Bendena, J. C. Garbe
    Pages 121-131

  10. The Y Chromosomal Lampbrush Loops of Drosophila

    • W. Hennig
    Pages 133-146

  11. Contributions of Electron Microscopic Spreading Preparations (“Miller Spreads”) to the Analysis of Chromosome Structure

    • U. Scheer
    Pages 147-171

  12. Replication of DNA in Eukaryotic Chromosomes

    • J. H. Taylor
    Pages 173-197

  13. Gene Amplification in Dipteran Chromosomes

    • A. Spradling
    Pages 199-212

  14. The Significance of Plant Transposable Elements in Biological Processes

    • Zs. Schwarz-Sommer
    Pages 213-221

  15. Arrangement of Chromosomes in Interphase Cell Nuclei

    • H. Saumweber
    Pages 223-234

  16. Heterochromatin and the Phenomenon of Chromosome Banding

    • D. Schweizer, J. Loidl, B. Hamilton
    Pages 235-254

  17. Multiple Nonhistonel Protein-DNA Complexes in Chromatin Regulate the Cell- and Stage-Specific Activity of an Eukaryotic Gene

    • A. E. Sippel, U. Borgmeyer, A. W. Püschel, R. A. W. Rupp, A. Stief, U. Strech-Jurk et al.
    Pages 255-269

  18. Genetics of Sex Determination in Eukaryotes

    • Rolf Nöthiger, Monica Steinmann-Zwicky
    Pages 271-300

  19. Applications of Basic Chromosome Research in Biotechnology and Medicine

    • P. M. M. Rae
    Pages 301-314

  20. Closing Remarks

    • J. G. Gall
    Pages 315-319
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About this book

This book presents an overview of various aspects of chromosome research, written by leading experts of the respective fields, combining classic and recent molecular biological results. The variety and comprehensiveness make it a handbook of chromosome research for all scientists, teachers and graduate students interested in this field. Dieses Buch faßt die unterschiedlichen Aspekte der Chromosomenforschung in Beiträgen von führenden Wissenschaftlern zusammen, wobei die klassischen Erkenntnisse mit neuesten Forschungsdaten zu einem umfassenden Überblick über das Gebiet kombiniert werden.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Genetics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Wolfgang Hennig

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Structure and Function of Eukaryotic Chromosomes

  • Editors: Wolfgang Hennig

  • Series Title: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-47783-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-22438-0Published: 18 April 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-47783-9Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0080-1844

  • Series E-ISSN: 1861-0412

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 325

  • Topics: Cell Biology, Zoology, Biochemistry, general

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