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The Molecular Basis of Sex and Differentiation

A Comparative Study of Evolution, Mechanism and Control in Microorganisms

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  • © 1984

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Authors:
  1. Milton H. Saier

    1. Department of Biology, The John Muir College University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, USA

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  2. Gary R. Jacobson

    1. Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, USA

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Embryology and the Study of Microbial Development

    • Milton H. Saier Jr., Gary R. Jacobson
    Pages 1-9

  3. Molecular Events Accompanying Morphogenesis

    • Milton H. Saier Jr., Gary R. Jacobson
    Pages 10-23

  4. Cellular Mortality, Growth Regulation, and the Phenomenon of Cancerous Transformation

    • Milton H. Saier Jr., Gary R. Jacobson
    Pages 24-37

  5. Sporulation in Evolutionarily Divergent Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

    • Milton H. Saier Jr., Gary R. Jacobson
    Pages 38-59

  6. Control of Spatial Differentiation by Chemical Morphogens

    • Milton H. Saier Jr., Gary R. Jacobson
    Pages 60-76

  7. Transmembrane Transport and the Control of Bioelectrical Activities

    • Milton H. Saier Jr., Gary R. Jacobson
    Pages 77-91

  8. Cell Surface Receptors, Second Messengers, and the Control of Cellular Activities

    • Milton H. Saier Jr., Gary R. Jacobson
    Pages 92-102

  9. Mechanisms of Chemoreception, Electrical Signal Transduction, and Biological Response

    • Milton H. Saier Jr., Gary R. Jacobson
    Pages 103-122

  10. Pheromone-Mediated Control of Sexual Activity

    • Milton H. Saier Jr., Gary R. Jacobson
    Pages 123-134

  11. Cellular Recognition: Mechanisms and Consequences of Homotypic and Heterotypic Adhesions

    • Milton H. Saier Jr., Gary R. Jacobson
    Pages 135-157

  12. Switch Mechanisms Regulating Gene Expression

    • Milton H. Saier Jr., Gary R. Jacobson
    Pages 158-173

  13. Sex Determination and the Interconversion of Mating Type

    • Milton H. Saier Jr., Gary R. Jacobson
    Pages 174-186

  14. Genetic Control of Development, Mating Type Determination, and Programmed Death in Ciliated Protozoa

    • Milton H. Saier Jr., Gary R. Jacobson
    Pages 187-201

  15. Conclusions and Perspectives

    • Milton H. Saier Jr., Gary R. Jacobson
    Pages 202-207

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 209-216
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About this book

Man's mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions Oliver Wendell Holmes Our current understanding of sex and biological differentiation results from the application of three principal experimental approaches to these subjects: those of the physiologist, the biochemist, and the geneticist. These three approaches are illustrated by the materials presented in the chapters of this volume. Chapters 1-5 emphasize conceptualization of developmental processes, describing systems principally from the standpoint of the physiologist. Structures and functions are defined with only occasional reference to specific molecular details. Chapters 6- 10 present the views of the biochemist, attempting to describe functions influ­ encing or regulating cellular behavior at the molecular level. And Chapters 11- 14 illustrate the approaches of the modem-day geneticist in his attempts to gain a detailed understanding of processes controlling gene expression. While it is possible to delineate these three major sections, each emphasizing a distinct experimental approach, it must be realized that the yield of knowledge increases exponentially with the number of experimental approaches available to the investigator. Information resulting from the application of each of these approaches must converge to give the same answers for anyone biological phenomenon in anyone experimental system. Further, if we can learn of details regarding a particular process by applying different experimental approaches, our postulates concerning the underlying molecular mechanisms are likely to be more accurate. But biological systems are not unrelated.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biology, The John Muir College University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, USA

    Milton H. Saier

  • Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, USA

    Gary R. Jacobson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Molecular Basis of Sex and Differentiation

  • Book Subtitle: A Comparative Study of Evolution, Mechanism and Control in Microorganisms

  • Authors: Milton H. Saier, Gary R. Jacobson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5260-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-96007-4Published: 10 October 1984

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-5260-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 216

  • Number of Illustrations: 44 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general, Cell Biology, Plant Sciences, Zoology, Microbiology

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