Ebook: A Genetic Approach to Plant Biochemistry
- Genre: Biology // Biochemistry
- Tags: Cell Biology, Plant Sciences, Agriculture, Forestry, Biochemistry general
- Series: Plant Gene Research
- Year: 1986
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Wien
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- pdf
Biologists ask how the growth, development and behaviour of organisms happen, how these processes are co-ordinated and how they are regulated by the environment. Today the questions are phrased in terms of the genes involved, their structure and the control of their expression. Mutations (recognised by a change in phenotype) label genes and can be used to study gene structure, gene function and the organisation of the genome. This is "Genetics". Study of phenotypes down to the level of the enzymes and structural proteins coded for by genes is "Biochemistry". It is self evident that only by studying phenotype ("Biochemistry") can we do "Ge netics" and that "Genetics" (perturbation of the phenotype) is the key to understanding the "Biochemistry". There can surely be no better argu ments for a more holistic approach to biology than the massive output of knowledge from microbial "Biochemical Genetics" and the more recent revelations from "Molecular Genetic" studies of development in Droso phila.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Gibberellin Mutants....Pages 1-34
Genetic Aspects of Abscisic Acid....Pages 35-54
Mutants as Tools for the Elucidation of Photosynthetic Processes....Pages 55-72
Maize Alcohol Dehydrogenase: A Molecular Perspective....Pages 73-100
The Molecular Genetics of Higher Plant Nitrate Assimilation....Pages 101-157
Plant Genetic Approaches to Symbiotic Nodulation and Nitrogen Fixation in Legumes....Pages 159-206
Endosperm Proteins....Pages 207-231
Molecular Approaches to Plant and Pathogen Genes....Pages 233-246
Gametophytic Gene Expression....Pages 247-258
Auxotroph Isolation In Vitro ....Pages 259-279
Back Matter....Pages 281-291
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Gibberellin Mutants....Pages 1-34
Genetic Aspects of Abscisic Acid....Pages 35-54
Mutants as Tools for the Elucidation of Photosynthetic Processes....Pages 55-72
Maize Alcohol Dehydrogenase: A Molecular Perspective....Pages 73-100
The Molecular Genetics of Higher Plant Nitrate Assimilation....Pages 101-157
Plant Genetic Approaches to Symbiotic Nodulation and Nitrogen Fixation in Legumes....Pages 159-206
Endosperm Proteins....Pages 207-231
Molecular Approaches to Plant and Pathogen Genes....Pages 233-246
Gametophytic Gene Expression....Pages 247-258
Auxotroph Isolation In Vitro ....Pages 259-279
Back Matter....Pages 281-291
....