Survey of Biological Progress
Volume 1
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1949
- Editors: George S. Avery, E. C. Auchter, G. W. Beadle
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 2 5 0 3 - 6
Surveys of Biological Progress, Volume I is an 11-chapter text that covers the advances in some aspects of biology, including growth and development, gene, virus, hormones, and… Read more
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Request a sales quoteSurveys of Biological Progress, Volume I is an 11-chapter text that covers the advances in some aspects of biology, including growth and development, gene, virus, hormones, and ecological studies. This book starts with an introduction to the status of biological education in school curriculum and to the nature of gene actions. The subsequent chapter deals with the salient features of tracer methods and their application in biological and biochemical studies. Considerable chapters are devoted to various topics of biological interest, including nutrition, reproduction, growth and development, virus-causing tumors, and the link between hormones and sex differentiation. These topics are followed by a discussion on the specific activities of growth hormones and their link with the phenomena of tissue growth and differentiation. The concluding chapters consider the improvement in plant breeding methods and the effect of environmental factors on vitamin C content of food plants. These chapters also review the contribution of ecological studies in delineating population issues. This book is of value to biologists, and biology teachers and students.
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The Genes and Gene Action
Synopsis
I. The Genetics of Microorganisms
II. Mutation and the Nature of the Gene
III. The Nature of Gene Action
IV. The Gene and the Chromosome
V. Conclusion
References
Tracer Methods in Biological Research
Synopsis
I. Introduction
II. Bases of Tracer Methodology and Other Preliminaries
III. Survey of Tracer Methodology
References
Nutrition and Reproduction
Synopsis
I. Introduction
II. Invertebrates
III. Fishes, Amphibia, Reptiles
IV. Birds
V. Mammals
References
Growth and Development
Synopsis
I. General Concepts of Growth
II. Polarity and Symmetry
III. The Spermatozoon and Fertilization
IV. Cell Division
V. Biochemical Embryology
VI. Gastrulation
VII. Neurulation
VIII. Differentiation
IX. Heteroploidy
X. Effects of Radiations on Development
XI. Effects of Chemicals on Development
XII. Induction, Gene Hormones, and Genetic Control of Morphogenesis
References
Virus Tumors
I. Introduction
II. Wound-Tumor Disease
III. Cancer of the Kidney in Leopard Frogs
IV. Fowl Leucosis Complex
V. Rous Sarcoma Number 1
VI. Infectious Myxoma and Infectious Fibroma of Rabbits
VII. Infectious Papillomatosis (Warts) of Rabbits
VIII. Mammary Carcinoma of the Mouse
IX. General Considerations
References
Hormones and the Differentiation of Sex
I. Introduction
II. The Structural Basis for Sex Differentiation in the Embryo
III. The Present Status of the Problem
IV. Differentiation of the Gonad
V. Differentiation of the Sex Ducts
VI. Differentiation of the Urinogenital Sinus
VII. Differentiation of the External Genitalia
VIII. Embryonic Castration and the Hormone Theory
IX. The Nature and Identity of Sex Differentiating Agents
X. Specificity of Hormone Action and Paradoxical Effects
References
Growth Hormones and Tissue Growth in Plants
Synopsis
Introduction
Primary Effects of Hormones
The Common Denominator of These Effects
Tissue Culture. A Technique for Studying This Common Denominator
Types of Cellular Response
Types of Regeneration
Galls and Tumors
Tissue Cultures of Tumors and of Normal Tissues
Auxins as Factors in Tumor Formation
Cellular Adaptation
"Habituation" in Tissue Cultures
Tissue Autonomy
Hypotheses Concerning the Nature of Habituation
Hormones in Biology
References
Newer Methods in the Rapid Development of Disease-Resistant Vegetables
Synopsis
I. Introduction
II. Basic Relationships
III. Facilitating Flowering and Fruit Set
IV. Seed Germination
V. Seed Storage
VI. Publication
VII. Personnel Factor
VIII. The Selection Program
IX. F1 Hybrids
X. Proof of Commercial Value
XI. The Future
References
Influence of Environmental Factors on the Vitamin Content of Food Plants
I. Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
II. The Influence of Climatic Factors on Ascorbic Acid Content
III. The Influence of Soil Variables on Ascorbic Acid Content
IV. The Influence of Storage, Handling, Processing and Cooking
V. Discussion
References
Ecological Studies on Populations
Synopsis
I. The Growth of a Population
II. Natality
III. Mortality
IV. Competition Between Two Species
V. Periodic Fluctuations in Population Density
References
Author Index
Subject Index
- No. of pages: 406
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1949
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9781483225036
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