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Zusatztext "This book has been long awaited . . . not a mere history or a collection of scientific results! but a dynamic and realistic overview because the authors themselves have been involved in most of the work . . . an excellent textbook . . ." - Terue Harumoto! Biological Science! Nara Women's University! in The Quarterly Review of Biology! June 2009! Vol. 84! No. 2"In this excellent and concise book! the pre-eminent authors provide an overview of the 70 years of research on genetics and epigenetic phenomena and mechanisms in a model eukaryote! Paramecium . . . The format of the book with clearly defined chapters and subheadings in conjunction with well- presented tables! diagrams and a comprehensive index enables the reader to easily identify areas of interest . . . will be very useful for students and researchers alike." - Jun Gong! Natural History Museum! London! in Microbiology Today! Nov 2008 Informationen zum Autor Geoffrey Beale, John R. Preer Jr., Klappentext Taking a rather unconventional view of genetics, this book explores how to use paramecium as a basis for studying complex cells. It describes the morphology, reproduction, and life cycle stages of paramecium and outlines methods for studying genetic processes, such as Mendelian, caryonidal, and cytoplasmic transmissions. The authors offer detailed accounts of bygone hypotheses, such as the plasmagene and metagon hypotheses, and examine epigenetic mechanisms in antigenic expression and cortical inheritances. They also explore interesting new work on ciliate genetics, including a gene cloning method via functional complementation and homology-dependent inheritance. Zusammenfassung Paramecia was used to clarify genetic mechanisms. This book covers features of the organism, general morphology and reproduction, mating types, methods of genetic analysis, endosymbionts and mitochondria, immobilization antigens, micro-and macronuclei, ribosomal DNA, telomeres, behavioral mutants and epigenetic phenomena. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Introduction.Mating Types in Paramecium .General Description of the Protista and Paramecium .Methods of Studying Genetic Processes in Organisms of the Paramecium aurelia Species Group.The Determination of Mating Types in Paramecium .Symbionts and Mitochondria of Paramecium .Determination of I-Antigens.Micronuclei and Macronuclei.Ribosomal RNA and DNA.Cortical Morphogenesis.Behavior.Epigenetics. Index. ...
