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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782230103321

Autore

Davis Rowland H

Titolo

Neurospora [[electronic resource] ] : contributions of a model organism / / Rowland H. Davis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000

ISBN

1-280-76064-8

9786610760640

0-19-802857-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (346 p.)

Disciplina

579.5/67

Soggetti

Neurospora - Genetics

Neurospora

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

CONTENTS; 1. A BRIEF HISTORY; 2. THE BIOLOGY OF NEUROSPORA; 3. GENOME AND MITOSIS; 4. MEIOSIS, GENETIC ANALYSIS, AND RECOMBINATION MODELS; 5. MUTATIONAL, BIOCHEMICAL, AND MOLECULAR RATIONALES; 6. CARBON METABOLISM; 7. NITROGEN, SULFUR, AND PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; 8. MITOCHONDRIA; 9. DNA, RNA, AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; 10. STRESS; 11. METABOLIC INVESTIGATIONS; 12. GROWTH AND FORM; 13. CELL RECOGNITION, POPULATION BIOLOGY, AND EVOLUTION; 14. GENETIC, BIOCHEMICAL, AND MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES; APPENDIX A. NEUROSPORA GENETIC NOMENCLATURE; APPENDIX B. GENETIC MAPS OF N. CRASSA; FIGURE AND TABLE CREDITS

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Sommario/riassunto

1. A Brief History. Discovery. Original genetic studies. The question of gene action. Later developments in Neurospora research. Nomenclature. 2. The Biology of Neurospora. Lifestyle and habitat. Asexual cycle. Sexual cycle. Cells and organelles. Nutrition, physiology and growth. Behavior. 3. Genome and Mitosis. The nuclear genome of N. crassa. Nuclei and nuclear division. The RIP process. Transposable elements. Centromeres. Telomeres. 17S, 5.8S, and 25S Ribosomal DNA (nucleolus organizer). 5S rDNA. Unique-sequence genes. 4. Meiosis,



Genetic Analysis, and Recombination Models. Cytology of post