Plant genome [[electronic resource] ] : biodiversity and evolution . Volume 2, Part B Lower groups / / editors, A.K. Sharma and A. Sharma

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453592903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Enfield, NH, : Science Publishers, c2006
• ISBN: 1-281-82770-3; 9786611827700; 1-57808-603-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (542 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SharmaArchana <1932-2008.>; SharmaArun Kumar <1923->
• Disciplina: 581.3
• Soggetti: Plant diversity; Plant genomes; Plants - Evolution; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Preface to the Series ""Plant Genome""""; ""Preface to this Edition""; ""Contents""; ""List of Contributors""; ""1. From Ancient to Modern RNA World: A Metabolic Story""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""NON-CODING RNAS""; ""The Small Nuclear RNAs (snRNAs)""; ""The Small Nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs)""; ""The Transfer Messenger RNAs (tmRNAs)""; ""The RNA Signal Recognition Particle (RNA-SRP)""; ""Vault RNA""; ""The Small Interfering RNAs (siRNA)""; ""The Micro RNAs (miRNAs)""; ""The Small Temporal RNAs (stRNA)""; ""The X Inactive-Specific Transcript RNAs (Xist RNA)""; ""MAJOR NATURALLY OCCURRING RIBOZYMES""""The Ribonuclease P (RNase P)""; ""The Class I Introns""; ""The Class II Introns""; ""THE SMALL SELF-CLEAVING RNAs FAMILY""; ""The Hairpin Ribozyme""; ""Structure""; ""Catalytic mechanism""; ""Varkud Satellite Ribozyme""; ""Structure""; ""Catalytic Mechanism""; ""The Hepatitis Delta Virus Ribozyme""; ""Structure""; ""Catalytic mechanism""; ""The Hammerhead Ribozyme""; ""Structure""; ""Catalytic mechanism""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""References""; ""2. Plastid Origin: A Driving ; Force for the Evolution of Algae""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""""ASSESSING THE ALGAL AND PROTISTS EVOLUTION""; ""PRIMARY ENDOSYMBIOSIS: THE BIRTH OF PLASTIDS""; ""SECONDARY ENDOSYMBIOSIS: SPREADING THE PLASTIDS""; ""The Green Secondary Plastids""; ""The 'Red' Secondary Plastids""; ""The 'chromalveolate 'hypothesis'""; ""PLASTID REPLACEMENTS IN DINOFLAGELLATES""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""References""; ""3. Evolution and Diversity of Dinoflagellates: Molecular Perspectives""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""EARLY EVOLUTION OF DINOFLAGELLATES""; ""THE DINOFLAGELLATE ""MESOKARYOTIC"" NATURE, HISTONE-LIKE PROTEINS AND EVOLUTION OF THE LIQUID CRYSTAL GENOME""""MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY OF THE DINOFLAGELLATES""; ""Overview""; ""Description of the Major Orders of Dinoflagellates""; ""MULTI-SPECIES COMPLEX""; ""INTRA-SPECIFIC VARIATION""; ""PLASTID GENOMES OF DINOFLAGELLATES""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""References""; ""4. Evolution of the Diatoms""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""MORPHOLOGY OF THE SILICA FRUSTULE ""; ""TAXONOMY BASED ON CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SILICA FRUSTULE""; ""PHYLOGENIES BASED ON CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SILICA FRUSTULE""""A PHYLOGENY INFERRED FROM NUCLEAR SSU rDNA SEQUENCES""; ""Basal centrics""; ""The Radial Centrics (Fig. 36a)""; ""The Multipolar Centrics (Fig. 36a)""; ""The araphid pennates (Fig. 36b)""; ""The Raphid Pennates (Fig. 36c)""; ""PHYLOGENETIC SIGNAL IN THE LIFE CYCLE AND AUXOSPORE ONTOGENY""; ""Gamete Formation""; ""Auxospore development""; ""PHYLOGENETIC SIGNAL IN CYTOPLASMIC ULTRASTRUCTURAL FEATURES""; ""PALAEONTOLOGY AND PHYLOGENY""; ""NEW DIRECTIONS IN DIATOM PHYLOGENY""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""References""; ""5. Ascomycota: Introduction to Biodiversity, Evolutionary Genomics and Systematics""