Front Cover; Advances in Genetics, Volume 20; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors to Volume 20; Erratum; Chapter 1. Influenza Virus Genetics; I. Introduction; II. Nomenclature and Structure of Influenza Viruses; III The Segmented Genome of Influenza Viruses; IV. Base Sequence Studies on Individual RNA Segments; V. Synthesis of Viral RNA and Its Regulation; VI. Temperature-Sensitive Mutants; VII. Assignment of RNA Segments to Gene Functions; VIII. Genetic Basis for the Antigenic Variability of Influenza Viruses; IX. Some Practical Applications; X. Concluding Remarks; References.
Chapter 2. Genetics of Applied MicrobiologyI. Introduction; II. Screening Methods; III. Mutagenesis; IV. Mutants; V. Gene Dosage; VI. New Gene Combinations; VII. Strain Stability; VIII. Antibiotic Synthesis; IX. Epilogue; References; Chapter 3. Plant Tissue Cultures in Genetics and Plant Breeding; I. Introduction; II. Rapid Clonal Propagation; III. Tissue Culture and Haploidy; IV. Plant Protoplasts in Genetics and Breeding; V. Direct Transformation by Exogenous DNA; VI. Tissue Cultures and Nitrogen Fixation; VII. Tissue Cultures and Germ Plasm Preservation; VIII. Epilogue; References.
Chapter 4. Mechanisms of Genetic Sex Determination, Gonadal Sex Differentiation, and Germ-Cell Development in AnimalsI. Introduction; II. Genetic Sex Determination; III. Gonadal Sex Differentiation; IV. Germ-Cell Development; V. Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 5. Recent Advances in HistocompatibiIity Immunogenetics; I. Introduction; II. Non-H-2 Histocompatibility Loci; III. Non-H-2 Membrane Alloantigens Demonstrated by Methods Other Than Grafting; IV. The Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) and Adjacent Loci; V. Immune-Response Genes; VI. Hybrid or Hemopoietic Resistance.
VII. The MHC in Cell-Cell InteractionsAddendum; References; Chapter 6. Hereditary Anemias of the Mouse: A Review for Geneticists; I. Introduction; II. Hemopoiesis in Hematologically Normal Mice; III. Three Macrocytic Anemias; IV. Defects in Iron Utilization; V. Spontaneous Hereditary Hemolytic Anemias, with Fragile Red Cells; VI. Hemoglobinopathies Induced by Mutagens; VII. General Comments on Hypochromic Anemias; VIII. Anemias Secondary to Genetic Defects in Other Systems; IX. General Summary; References; Subject Index.