Handbook of Genetics: Volume 4 Vertebrates of Genetic Interest

ISBN-13: 9781461344728 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 670 str.

Robert King

Opis

The purpose of the first four volumes of the Handbook of Genetics is to bring together collections of relatively short, authoritative essays or an notated compilations of data on topics of significance to geneticists. Many of the essays will deal with various aspects of the biology of certain species or species groups selected because they are favorite subjects for genetic investigation in nature or the laboratory. Often there will be an encyclo pedic amount of information available on such species, with new papers appearing daily. Most of these will be written for specialists in a jargon that is bewildering to a novice, and sometimes even to a veteran geneticist working with evolutionarily distant organisms. For such readers what is needed is a written introduction to the morphology, life cycle, reproductive behavior, and culture methods for the species in question. What are its particular advantages (and disadvantages) for genetic study, and what have we learned from it? Where are the classic papers, the key bibli ographies, and how does one get stocks of wild type or mutant strains? Lists giving the symbolism and descriptions for selected mutants that have been retained and are thus available for future studies are provided whenever possible. Genetic and cytological maps, mitotic karyotypes, and haploid DNA values are also included when available. Volume 4 deals with certain vertebrate species that have been studied in considerable detail from the standpoint of genetics or molecular cytogenetics. Such data are available for only a relatively few vertebrates."

Spis treści

M. Amphibia.- 1 The Axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum.- 2 Frogs of the Genus Rana.- 3 Xenopus.- 4 The RNA of the Mature Xenopus Oocyte.- 5 Working Maps of the Lampbrush Chromosomes of Amphibia.- N. Fishes And Birds.- 6 The Platyfish, Xiphophorus maculatus.- 7 The Medaka, Oryzias latipes, and the Guppy, Lebistes reticularis.- 8 Avian Genetics.- O. Mammals.- 9 The Laboratory Mouse, Mus musculus.- 10 The Laboratory Rat, Rattus norvegicus.- 11 The Genus Peromyscus.- 12 The Golden Hamster, Mesocricetus auratus.- 13 The Guinea Pig, Caviaporcellus.- 14 The Rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus.- 15 The Chinchilla, Chinchilla lanigera.- 16 The Horse, Equus caballus, and the Donkey, Equus asinus.- 17 The Domestic Cat, Felis catus.- 18 The American Mink, Mustela vison.- 19 The Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes.- 20 The Dog, Cams familiaris.- 21 Blood-Group Alleles of Domesticated Animals.- 22 Distribution and Probable Homologies of Some Genes Determining Coat Color in Mammals.- 23 A Bibliography of Reference Works Bearing on Human Genetics: 1962–1974.- 24 Data on Human Biochemical Genetics.- 25 Identification of Human Mitotic Chromosomes.- 26 Gene Localizations and Other Properties of Human Chromosomes.- 27 The Structure of Immunoglobulins and Immunoglobulin Genes.- 28 Immunoglobulin Allotypes.- P. Animal Viruses and Somatic Cell Lines.- 29 Animal Viruses of Genetic Interest.- 30 Reference Animal Cell Lines.- 31 Somatic Cell Hybrids Formed between Lines of Cultured Cells.- Author Index.- of Other Volumes.

O autorze

Robert King, geboren in Memphis,Tennessee.
Er hat u.a. über das kriegsgeschüttelte Bosnien, über Afghanistan, Tschetschenien, Ruanda, Kosovo, Georgien, Irak, Aserbaidschan und Mexiko berichtet. Seine Arbeiten wurden und werden in den Magazinen Life, The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Stern, Paris Match und anderen bedeutenden Publikationen veröffentlicht. Kings Werke findet man auch in Museen und Privatsammlungen weltweit. Seine Karriere als Fotojournalist wird in dem preisgekrönten Dokumentarfilm 'Shooting Robert King' dargestellt.