Annual review of genetics; v.41, 2007.9780824312411 Annual review of genetics; v.41, 2007. Ed. by Allan Campbell et al. Annual Reviews 2007 564 pages $197.00 Hardcover QH430 The 22 articles in the 2007 edition of the annual series summarize recent developments in understanding cell cycle regulation of DNA replication, chromosome fragile sites, the biology of Candida albicans, and transport of sequence-specific RNA interference information between cells. Other topics include orthology and functional conservation in eukaryotes, mammalian meiotic meiotic pertaining to meiosis. recombination hot spots, epigenetic epigenetic /epi·ge·net·ic/ (-je-net´ik) 1. pertaining to epigenesis. 2. altering the activity of genes without changing their structure. control of centromere centromere Structure in a chromosome that holds together the two chromatids. It is the point of attachment to the structure that pulls the chromatids to opposite ends of the cell during cell division (see mitosis). behavior, Mendelian genetics of apomixis apomixis Reproduction by special tissues without fertilization. Examples include parthenogenesis in animals (in which a new individual develops from an unfertilized egg) and apogamy in plants (in which the generating tissue may be either the gametophyte or the sporophyte). in plants, and immunoglobulin somatic hypermutatoin. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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