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Transposable Elements

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  • © 1996

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Editors:
  1. Heinz Saedler

    1. Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, Köln, Germany

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  2. Alfons Gierl

    1. Lehrstuhl und Institut für Genetik, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany

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Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology (CT MICROBIOLOGY, volume 204)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. Bacterial Insertion Sequences

    • E. Ohtsubo, Y. Sekine
    Pages 1-26

  3. Transposon Tn7

    • N. L. Craig
    Pages 27-48

  4. Tn10 and IS10 Transposition and Chromosome Rearrangements: Mechanism and Regulation In Vivo and In Vitro

    • N. Kleckner, R. M. Chalmers, D. Kwon, J. Sakai, S. Bolland
    Pages 49-82

  5. Transposition of Phage Mu DNA

    • B. D. Lavoie, G. Chaconas
    Pages 83-102

  6. P Elements in Drosophila

    • W. R. Engels
    Pages 103-123

  7. The Tc1/mariner Transposon Family

    • R. H. A. Plasterk
    Pages 125-143

  8. The En/Spm Transposable Element of Maize

    • A. Gierl
    Pages 145-159

  9. The Maize Transposable Element Activator (Ac)

    • R. Kunze
    Pages 161-194

  10. The Mutator Transposable Element System of Maize

    • J. L. Bennetzen
    Pages 195-229

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 231-237
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About this book

Most genes are lined up on chromosomes like pearls on a string. However, a certain class of genes differ by being highly mobile; and the mecha­ they are termed transposons. Their properties of transposition will be described in this book. nism is the rule, irregularities like a spot on a Where uniformity plain-coloured surface strike the eye. Thus the phenomenon of has long been a source of fascina­ variegation among organisms In plants, variegation is most easily recognised as irregulari­ tion. in pigment patterns on leaves, flowers and seeds, but other ties as leaf or flower form might also show characteristics such In 1588, such a variegation pattern was described in variegation. kernels of Zea mays by Jacob Theodor of Bergzabern, a village is so detailed that if south of Strasbourg. The report by Theodor one counts the different kernel phenotypes described it be­ is looking at a Mendelian segrega­ comes clear that the author had tion. It goes without saying that Latin-American Indians already bred such variegated material much earlier, but no descriptions have yet been uncovered. Meanwhile, genetically heritable variegation patterns have been described at many different loci in more than 34 different plant species.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, Köln, Germany

    Heinz Saedler

  • Lehrstuhl und Institut für Genetik, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany

    Alfons Gierl

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Transposable Elements

  • Editors: Heinz Saedler, Alfons Gierl

  • Series Title: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79795-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-79797-2Published: 25 January 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-79795-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0070-217X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-9965

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 234

  • Topics: Cell Biology, Plant Sciences

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