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Reproduction: Molecular, Subcellular, and Cellular
- 1st Edition - November 14, 2012
- Editor: Michael Locke
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 3 1 6 2 8 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 5 4 3 1 - 4
Reproduction: Molecular, Subcellular, and Cellular is a collection of papers presented at the Twenty-Fourth Symposium of The Society for Developmental Biology, held at Carleton,… Read more
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Request a sales quoteReproduction: Molecular, Subcellular, and Cellular is a collection of papers presented at the Twenty-Fourth Symposium of The Society for Developmental Biology, held at Carleton, Minnesota in June 1965. The papers in the compendium focus on the clarification and definition of specific aspects of reproduction at different levels of biological organization. Topics discussed include the transcription and translation of genes; interactions between plant viruses and host cells; chromosome reproduction in mitosis and meiosis; cell and tissue interactions in the reproduction of cell type; and aging as a consequence of growth cessation. Biologists, microbiologists, and cytologists will find the book insightful.
Contributors and Presiding Chairmen
Reproduction: Molecular, Subcellular, and Cellular
Introduction
Regulation of Reproductive Mechanisms
Reproduction at the Molecular Level
Transcription and Translation of Genes
ur-Genes and the Gene Action System
References
Structural Basis of the Specificity of Antibodies
Introduction
Dissociation of Rabbit γG-Globulin into Half-Molecules
Spontaneous Reassociation of Half-Molecule Subunits at Neutral pH
Evidence for Univalence of Half-Molecules of Rabbit γG-Globulin
Reversible Dissociation of Fragment Fc
In Vitro Complementation of Polypeptide Subunits of γG-Globulins
Evidence for Antibody Activity in Isolated Heavy Chains
Antibody Activity of Recombined Heavy and Light Chains
Evidence for Direct Participation of Light Chains in the Active Site of an Antibody
Evidence That Differences in Specificity Are Associated with Differences in Amino Acid Sequence
Studies with Myeloma and Bence Jones Proteins
References
Interactions between Plant Viruses and Host Cells
Introduction
Structure and Infectivity of Plant Viruses
Virus Mutation
The Genetic Code
The Size of Cistrons and the Concept of Minimal Infectious Genetic Information
Plant Virus Replication and Some of Its Cellular Events
References
Interaction of Viruses with the Genetic Material of the Host Cells
Introduction
Consequences of Virus Infection for the Genetic Material of Bacterial Cells
Consequences of Virus Infection for the Genetic Material of Animal Cells
References
Reproduction of Subcellular Systems
Chromosome Reproduction in Mitosis and Meiosis
Introduction
Replication As a Process
Chromosome Reproduction
Consequences of Chromosome Reproduction
References
The Continuity of the Chloroplast in Euglena
Introduction—The Two Aspects of Organelle Continuity
The Developmental Aspect of Chloroplast Continuity
The Replicative Aspect of Chloroplast Continuity
Possible Control Mechanisms for Chloroplast Development and Replication
Speculations Concerning the Evolution of the Chloroplast
Conclusion
References
Extrachromosomal Heredity in Fungi
Introduction
Evidence for Extrachromosomal Heredity
The Origins of Extrachromosomal Variability
Phenotypic Effects
Interactions
Discussion
References
Final Remarks: "Why So Much DNA?"
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The Reproduction of Cells
Haploidy versus Diploidy in the Reproduction of Cell Type
Introduction
Characteristics of Haploids
Induction of Haploidy
Radiation Effects
Quantitation and Biochemistry
Growth and Differentiation
Haploid Tissue Cultures of Higher Plants
Conclusion
References
Cell and Tissue Interactions in the Reproduction of Cell Type
Introduction
Regulation of Stem Cell Differentiation
The Cellular Environment and Stem Cell Differentiation
Experimental Approaches to Embryonic Induction
Cytodifferentiation in Cell Culture
Population Density and Cytodifferentiation
Conditioned Medium and the Development of Muscle Clones
The Conditioning Process
Biological Parameters of Conditioning
The Critical Period
Conditioning the Petri Plate Surface
Collagen Synthesis during Conditioning
A Hypothetical Role of Conditioned Medium
Macromolecules and Cell Culture
Collagen and Differentiation in Vivo
Summary
References
Aging As a Consequence of Growth Cessation
Introduction
Scope of Aging
Growth and Aging
Animal Aging
Aging of Cells within Animals
Summary
References
Author Index
Subject Index
- No. of pages: 358
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 14, 2012
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124316287
- eBook ISBN: 9780323154314