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A Genetic Approach to Plant Biochemistry

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  • © 1986

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Editors:
  1. Anne D. Blonstein

    1. Friedrich Miescher-Institut, Basel, Switzerland

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  2. Patrick J. King

    1. Friedrich Miescher-Institut, Basel, Switzerland

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

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Gibberellin Mutants

    • James B. Reid
    Pages 1-34

  3. Genetic Aspects of Abscisic Acid

    • Maarten Koornneef
    Pages 35-54

  4. Mutants as Tools for the Elucidation of Photosynthetic Processes

    • Christa Critchley, Warwick Bottomley
    Pages 55-72

  5. Maize Alcohol Dehydrogenase: A Molecular Perspective

    • Wayne L. Gerlach, Martin M. Sachs, Danny Llewellyn, E. Jean Finnegan, Elizabeth S. Dennis
    Pages 73-100

  6. The Molecular Genetics of Higher Plant Nitrate Assimilation

    • John L. Wray
    Pages 101-157

  7. Plant Genetic Approaches to Symbiotic Nodulation and Nitrogen Fixation in Legumes

    • Peter M. Gresshoff, Angela C. Delves
    Pages 159-206

  8. Endosperm Proteins

    • Peter I. Payne
    Pages 207-231

  9. Molecular Approaches to Plant and Pathogen Genes

    • Richard I. S. Brettell, Anthony J. Pryor
    Pages 233-246

  10. Gametophytic Gene Expression

    • David L. Mulcahy
    Pages 247-258

  11. Auxotroph Isolation In Vitro

    • Anne D. Blonstein
    Pages 259-279

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 281-291
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About this book

Biologists ask how the growth, development and behaviour of organisms happen, how these processes are co-ordinated and how they are regulated by the environment. Today the questions are phrased in terms of the genes involved, their structure and the control of their expression. Mutations (recognised by a change in phenotype) label genes and can be used to study gene structure, gene function and the organisation of the genome. This is "Genetics". Study of phenotypes down to the level of the enzymes and structural proteins coded for by genes is "Biochemistry". It is self evident that only by studying phenotype ("Biochemistry") can we do "Ge­ netics" and that "Genetics" (perturbation of the phenotype) is the key to understanding the "Biochemistry". There can surely be no better argu­ ments for a more holistic approach to biology than the massive output of knowledge from microbial "Biochemical Genetics" and the more recent revelations from "Molecular Genetic" studies of development in Droso­ phila.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Friedrich Miescher-Institut, Basel, Switzerland

    Anne D. Blonstein, Patrick J. King

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Genetic Approach to Plant Biochemistry

  • Editors: Anne D. Blonstein, Patrick J. King

  • Series Title: Plant Gene Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6989-6

  • Publisher: Springer Vienna

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag/Wien 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-7463-0Published: 01 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-7091-6989-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0175-2073

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 296

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

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