TY - BOOK AU - Wagner,Robert P. AU - Maguire,Marjorie P. AU - Stallings,Raymond L. TI - Chromosomes: a synthesis SN - 9780471561248 : U1 - 574.87322 WAG PY - 1993/// CY - New York, Chichester PB - Wiley-Liss KW - Chromosomes KW - Medical genetics KW - thema KW - Biology, life sciences KW - Molecular biology KW - Cellular biology (cytology) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-506) and index; 1. Basic chromosome structure -- 2. Chromosome organization -- 3. Chromosomes and the cell cycle -- 4. Genetic recombination -- 5. Variations in chromatin organization and amount -- 6. Transcription and its regulation -- 7. Chromosome and gene activity in the interphase -- 8. Gene linkage and chromosome maps -- 9. Organization of genomes and their chromosomes -- 10. The evolution of genomes and their chromosomes N2 - Offers a contemporary review of the history, structure and function of chromosomes. The text is designed for graduate students familiar with genetics and evolution, as well as biomedical researchers interested in the molecular basis of genomic diversity, gene action and evolution ER -