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Molecular Biology of Plants

  • 1st Edition - January 28, 1979
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Irwin Rubenstein, Ronald L. Phillips, Charles E. Green
  • Language: English

Molecular Biology of Plants presents the formal scientific presentations delivered on the symposium on plant molecular biology, held at the University of Minnesota in 1976. The… Read more

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Molecular Biology of Plants presents the formal scientific presentations delivered on the symposium on plant molecular biology, held at the University of Minnesota in 1976. The topics in this book are organized around the central dogma of molecular biology. Section I describes the organization and replication of DNA in plant chromosomes, including chloroplast genomes; Section II discusses molecular aspects of transcription and translation, ribosomal RNA gene systems and hormonal control of protein synthesis. Section III examines plant viruses and bacterial agents, in particular the crown gall system, viroids, and the replication of plant RNA viruses. Each of these specific topics contributes to an integrated knowledge of plant molecular biology. The book will be of interest to geneticists, cell biologists, plant breeders, plant physiologists, plant pathologists, and biochemists.

Table of contents


Contents

Symposium Speakers and Contributors

Preface

Section I: Organization and Replication of DNA in Plant Genomes

The Nature of Families of Repeated DNA Sequences in Plants

Genome Organization in Plants

Replication of Chromosomal DNA Fibers of Root Meristem Cells of Higher Plants

Chloroplast DNA: Structure, Information Content, and Replication

Section II: Molecular Aspects of Transcription and Translation in Plants

Plant Ribosomal RNA Genes—A Dynamic System?

Selective Transcription and Processing in the Regulation of Plant Growth

Protein Chain Initiation in Extracts of Wheat Germ

Hormonal Control of Enzyme Formation in Barley Aleurone Layers

Section III: Plant Viruses and Bacterial Agents

Replication of RNA Plant Viruses

Viroids

The Crown Gall Problem

Crown Gall: Bacterial Plasmids as Oncogenic Elements for Eucaryotic Cells

Index

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