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Advances in Genetics
1st Edition - May 7, 2007
Editor: Jeffrey C. Hall
Hardback ISBN:9780123738820
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eBook ISBN:9780080493527
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The field of genetics is rapidly evolving and new medical breakthroughs are occuring as a result of advances in knowledge of genetics. This series continually publishes imporatnt… Read more
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The field of genetics is rapidly evolving and new medical breakthroughs are occuring as a result of advances in knowledge of genetics. This series continually publishes imporatnt reviews of the broadest interest to geneticists and their colleagues in affiliated disciplines.
Molecular geneticists, clinical geneticists, neurologists, neuroscientists, molecular biologists, and biochemists.
Contributors to Volume 58
Publisher Summary
1: Rapidly Evolving Rab GTPase Paralogs and Reproductive Isolation in Drosophila
Abstract
I Introduction
II Experimental Approaches
III Influences of Rab9D on Viability of Hybrids Between D. melanogaster and Its Sibling Species
IV Predictions of Functions for 6paRAB9 Proteins
V General Considerations
2: The Neurospora crassa Circadian Clock
Abstract
I Introduction
II Neurospora as a Circadian Model System
III The Molecular Machinery of the Neurospora Circadian Oscillator
IV Temporal Input from the Environment
V Temporal Output from the Oscillator
VI FRQ-Less Oscillators
VII Conclusions
Acknowledgments
3: Involvement of Homologous Recombination in Carcinogenesis
Abstract
I Introduction
II HR Involvement in DNA Repair
III HR and Carcinogenesis
IV Other Diseases Attributable to HR
V Carcinogen-Induced HR in Experimental Systems
VI Summary
Acknowledgments
4: Mutational Analysis of the Ribosome
Abstract
I Introduction
II Mutational Analysis of 16S rRNA Structure and Function
III Mutational Analysis of 23S rRNA Structure and Function
IV Mutational Analysis of Ribosomal Protein Structure and Function
V Mutational Analysis of Ribosomal Factor Structure and Function
VI Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
5: Application of Genomics to Molecular Breeding of Wheat and Barley
Abstract
I Introduction
II Molecular Markers and Marker-Assisted Breeding
III Genomic Resources and Approaches
IV Comparative Genomics
V Exploitation of Natural Variation and Allelic Diversity