Meiosis [Hardcover]

Superbly illustrated textbook on meiosis, a key cellular and developmental pathway in the life of an organism.This book contains a review of meiosis, the antithesis of fertilization, the unique genetically programmed mode of nuclear division associated with a halving of the chromosome number in sexually reproducing eukaryotes. It describes their scheduling, mechanics and biochemistry as well as their genetic controls and the variation in their sexual and subsexual systems.This book contains a review of meiosis, the antithesis of fertilization, the unique genetically programmed mode of nuclear division associated with a halving of the chromosome number in sexually reproducing eukaryotes. It describes their scheduling, mechanics and biochemistry as well as their genetic controls and the variation in their sexual and subsexual systems.This is the first comprehensive review and discussion of meiosis, the antithesis of fertilization. Meiosis is a special form of nuclear division invented by sexually reproducing eukaryotes to ensure that a correct chromosome complement is maintained over successive generations. In this masterly treatment, the author describes the scheduling, mechanisms, biochemistry and the genetic control of the events of meiosis in sexual systems as well as the variants adopted by subsexual forms. This will be an essential text for upper division students and research workers in genetics, cytology and cell biology.Prologue; 1. Introduction - multiplication and division; 2. Modes of meiosis; 3. Occurrence and timing of meiosis; 4. Events and mechanisms of meiosis; 5. Chromosome disjunction; 6. The genetic control of meiosis; 7. Sequences and consequences of meiosis; Postlogue; References; Index. This book by John, an established expert in the study of meiosis, should be welcomed in the hope that it will serve as a cornerstone in defining problems awaiting genetic and molecular solutions. Science Meiosis by Bernard John, from the series DevelopmlÃ