Overview

Plant cytogenetics comprises a topic of broad interest and increasing importance in plant science. In keeping with the exciting advances in plant genetics and genomics, we believe that a comprehensive and up-to-date reference on plant cytogenetics would be of great interest and value for researchers, instructors, and students with interests in genetics, plant biology, and plant genomics. The field of cytogenetics is currently expanding at the same fast pace that genome technologies are moving but no reliable reference exists that captures the current state of progress. The goal then of the proposed reference is to provide a scholarly and timely review of plant cytogenetics that covers traditional aspects of plant cytogenetics together with the emerging and exciting new areas of genomics, epigenetics, evolution, and chromosome engineering. Advances in plant genetics and genomics are driving major changes in how we view fundamental concepts such as gene regulation, genome organization, and plant evolution. Plant Cytogenetics: Genome Structure and Chromosome Function provides a unique and critical perspective on these precepts.Our proposed new reference on cytogenetics will be offered in two separate and individual but complementary volumes. This volume will consist of 16 chapters and a glossary, and collectively present a must-have reference for researchers, instructors, students, or breeders whose work on plants can be described as genetics, structural or functional genomics, evolution, or epigenetics. The genome revolution has opened new avenues for understanding and modifying plant genomes. A modern reference book on plant cytogenetics will be a major asset as plant geneticists move from engineering genes and pathways to engineering more complex genetic elements such as whole chromosomes and composite genomes. We expect that this definitive reference would serve just such a role covering the fundamentals of plant cytogenetics on this topic of great historic and contemporary importance.

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Author:   Hank Bass ,  James A. Birchler
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2012
Volume:   4
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.705kg
ISBN:  

9780387708683

ISBN 10:   0387708685
Pages:   350
Publication Date:   02 December 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Plant Chromosomal Deletions, Insertions, and. Rearrangements.- Genome Structure and Chromosome. Function.- Plant B Chromosomes—what makes them different?.- Cytogenetic Mapping in Plants.- DNA and Chromatin Fiber–based Plant Cytogenetics.- Plant Centromeres.- Plant Telomeres.- Genetics and Cytology of Meiotic Chromosome Behavior in Plants.- Chromosomal Distribution and Functional Interpretation of Epigenetic Histone Marks in Plants.- Chromosome microdissection and utilization of microisolated DNA.- Maize Antibody Procedures:  Immunolocalization and Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP).- Methods of Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization on Extended DNA Fibers (fiber-FISH).- Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization and in Situ PCR.- Plant Cytogenetics in Genome Databases.- Practical Laboratory Exercises for Plant Molecular Cytogenetics.

Reviews

From the reviews: Plant Cytogenetics: Genome Structure and Chromosome Function offers comprehensive reference pertaining to plant cytogenetics ... . This reference text is designed for use by the student, instructor, and researcher of cytogenetics, and thus includes both basic and detailed discussion of fundamental and applied cytogenetic topics. ... this book outlines many topics of interest to the cytogeneticist with specific examples and information tailored to those working with plants. There are numerous full-color figures throughout to illustrate complex concepts when warranted ... . (Daniel Scholes, Cytometry Part A, 2012) The book edited by Hank and Birchler provides a summary of state-of-the-art cytogenetic methods and techniques and reviews various topics of chromosome biology. ... this book brings together an excellent and current update of a range of topics dealing with plant chromosomes and chromatin. It can be recommended to researchers, teachers and students in genetics and plant biology. The large reference section of each chapter is a useful resource to select primary literature for further reading. (Thomas Schmidt, Journal of Plant Physiology, Vol. 169 (13), 2012)

From the reviews: Plant Cytogenetics: Genome Structure and Chromosome Function offers comprehensive reference pertaining to plant cytogenetics ... . This reference text is designed for use by the student, instructor, and researcher of cytogenetics, and thus includes both basic and detailed discussion of fundamental and applied cytogenetic topics. ... this book outlines many topics of interest to the cytogeneticist with specific examples and information tailored to those working with plants. There are numerous full-color figures throughout to illustrate complex concepts when warranted ... . (Daniel Scholes, Cytometry Part A, 2012)

"From the reviews: ""Plant Cytogenetics: Genome Structure and Chromosome Function offers comprehensive reference pertaining to plant cytogenetics ... . This reference text is designed for use by the student, instructor, and researcher of cytogenetics, and thus includes both basic and detailed discussion of fundamental and applied cytogenetic topics. ... this book outlines many topics of interest to the cytogeneticist with specific examples and information tailored to those working with plants. There are numerous full-color figures throughout to illustrate complex concepts when warranted ... ."" (Daniel Scholes, Cytometry Part A, 2012)"

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