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"The chapters in the latest volume of ""Chromosomes Today"" aim to represent the forefront of cytognetic research. Particular emphasis is laid on the interface between cytogenetics and molecular biology. Scientists from all over the world have contributed to this text, each volume arising from the proceedings of the triennial International Chromosome Conferences."

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Author:   A.T. Sumner ,  A.C. Chandley
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   1993 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.903kg
ISBN:  

9780412476709

ISBN 10:   0412476703
Pages:   406
Publication Date:   31 May 1993
Recommended Age:   18
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Opening Lecture.- 1 From chromosome number to chromosome map: the contribution of human cytogenetics to genome mapping.- Chromosome Structure.- 2 Molecular cloning and characterization of human centromeric autoantigen CENP-C: a component of the inner kinetochore plate.- 3 Characterization of the telomeric region of human chromosome 16p.- 4 The vertebrate genome: isochores and chromosomal bands.- The Nucleolus.- 5 Ribosomal genes and nucleolar morphology.- 6 Nucleolar proteins during mitosis.- 7 Ribosomal RNA gene expression and localization in cereals.- 8 Compartmentalization of the cell nucleus: case of the nucleolus.- Evolution.- 9 Chromosomal divergence and speciation in grasshoppers.- 10 Chromosomal variation in theSceloporus grammicuscomplex (Sarnia, Phrynosomatidae).- Cancer.- 11 Deletions of chromosome 5 in malignant myeloid disorders.- 12 Chromosomal abnormalities in solid tumours.- 13 Non-radioactivein situhybridization to metaphase and interphase nuclei of malignant cells.- Genome Analysis.- 14 Microdissection of GTG-banded chromosomes and PCR-mediated cloning.- 15 Molecular cytogenetics — biology and applications in plant breeding.- 16 Molecular organization of genes and repeats in the large cereal genomes and implications for the isolation of genes by chromosome walking.- 17 Fragile sites and unstable elements.- 18 The ‘AZF’-function of the human Y chromosome during spermatogenesis.- Sex Chromosomes.- 19 Unpaired sex chromosomes and gametogenic failure.- 20 Mammalian sex determination: what we have learnt from a chromosomal design fault.- 21 Evolution of the mammalian XY pairing segment.- Meiosis and Aneuploidy.- 22 The questionable role of the synaptonemal complex in meiotic chromosome pairing and recombination.- 23 Meiotic nodules in vascularplants.- 24 The origin of non-disjunction in humans.- 25 Studies on maternal age-related aneuploidy in mammalian oocytes and cell cycle control.- 26 Minisatellite mutation and recombination.- 27 The M26 homologous recombination hotspot: sequences, factors and chromosomal context.- Imprinting and Methylation.- 28 Parental imprinting and epigenetic programming of the mouse genome: long lasting consequences for development and phenotype.- 29 Methylated DNA-binding proteins and chromatin structure.- 30 Rye B chromosome transmission depends on the B, the carrier of the B and the mother of the carrier.

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