Front Cover; Advances in Genetics, Volume IV; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors to Volume IV; Chapter 1. Physiological Genetics of the Mouse; I. Introduction; II. Analysis of the Yellow Lethal, a Classic Case of a Lethal Mutation; III. Analysis of Gene-Determined Pigment Characters; IV. Analysis of Gene-Determined Abnormalities of the Blood; V. Analysis of Mutations Affecting the Skin and Its Derivatives; VI. Developmental Studies of Mutations Affecting the Urogenital System; VII. Developmental Studies of Mutations Affecting the Central Nervous System and Sensory Organs.
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Chapter 7. Procedures and Methods of Cotton Breeding With Special Reference to American Cultivated SpeciesI. Introduction; II. Early History and the Pure Line Concept; III. Recent Methods and Refinements; IV. Hybrid Vigor in F1 and Advanced Generations; V. Special Characters of Breeding Value; VI. References; Chapter 8. Possible Significance of Duplication in Evolution; I. Introduction; II. The Problem; III. Some Possible Cases of Divergence in Function of Duplicate Loci; IV. Conclusions; V. References; Chapter 9. Cytogenetics of Orthopteroid Insects; I. Introduction.
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VI. Importance of Genetic and Cytological Investigations for Coffee BreedingVII. Summary and Conclusions; VIII. References; Chapter 5. The Chromosomes of the Vertebrates; I. General Considerations; II. The Chromosomes of Agnatha and Pisces; III. The Chromosomes of Amphibia and Reptilia; IV. The Chromosomes of Aves; V. The Chromosomes of the Mammalia; VI. References; Chapter 6. Genic Analysis and Linkage Relationship of Characters in Rice; I. Introduction; II. Color Inheritance; III. Abnormal Mutant Characters and Their Inheritance; IV. Linkage Studies; V. Conclusions; VI. References.
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VII. Phenocopies of Patterns of DamageVIII. Conditioned Lethals; IX. Lethality Due to Combined Genic Action; X. Effects of Lethals in Heterozygotes; XI. Conclusions; XII. References; Chapter 3. Localization and Function of Heterochromatin in Drosophila Melanogaster; I. Introduction; II. Cytological Characteristics of Heterochromatin; III. Genetic Effects of Heterochromatin; IV. Summary; V. References; Chapter 4. The Genetics of Coffea; I. Introduction; II. The Genus Coffea; III. Chromosome Number and Morphology; IV. Methods of Reproduction; V. Genetics.
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VIII. Analysis of Endocrine Disturbances-Pituitary DwarfismIX. Analysis of Mutations Affecting the Skeleton; X. The Developmental Effects of Mutations in Chromosome IX of the Mouse; XI. Developmental Changes Induced by X-Rays; XII. Concluding Remarks; XIII. References; Chapter 2. Developmental Action of Lethal Factors in Drosophila; I. Introduction; II. Phase and Type of Action; III. The Validity of the Concept of Phase-Specificity; IV. The Development of Patterns of Damage -- V. Information Gained from Transplantation Experiments; VI. Physiological Properties of Lethals.