The mechanics of inheritance /
Franklin W. Stahl
- Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1964.
- xiii, 171 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Prentice-Hall foundations of modern genetics series ; .
Content
HEREDITY Microorganisms in genetic research The growth of bacterial cultures Mutation in bacterial cultures Measurement of mutation rate Mutations and enzymes Summary References Problems
IDENTIFICATION OF THE GENIC MATERIAL Bacterial transformation Identification of the transforming agent The life cycle of bacteriophage Summary References Problems
THE STRUCTURE OF DNA (AND RNA) The deoxyribonucleotides DNA chains DNA molecules The rare deoxyribonucleotides The structure of viral RNA Summary References Problems
DUPLICATION OF DNA Semiconservative transmission" of isotopic label In vitro synthesis of DNA Duplication of single-chained genic materials Summary References Problems
MUTATION OF DNA Tautomerism of bases Mutation by base-pair transitions Base pair transition induced by 5-bromouracil and nitrous acid Other mutations in DNA Summary References problems
ORGANIZATION OF DNA
Packing of DNA The phage chromosome The bacterial chromosome Chromosomes of higher organisms Summary References Problems
RECOMBINATION IN HIGHER ORGANISMS Meiosis Segregation Recombination Crossing over The mapping function Departures from the ideal mapping function Three-factor crosses A formal model for recombination Nonreciprocal recombination Summary References Problems
RECOMBINATION IN VIRUSES A phage cross The mating theory The linear mapping function Correspondence between map and chromosome Circular maps High negative interference and "heterozygotes" Fine-structure analysis Recombination in RNA viruses Summary References Problems
RECOMBINATION BACTERIA Phages and bacterial chromosomes Transduction Episomes in bacterial fertility The "mechanism " of recombination in bacteria Summary References Problems
THE GENETIC ANALYSIS OF DIPLOIDS Genotype and phenotype Phenotypic lag and phenotypic mixing Dominance and recessiveness Nature and nurture Complementation Heterozygosis in bacteria Diploidy in higher organisms Reference Problem