Some Aspects of Chromosome Structure and Function

Some Aspects of Chromosome Structure and Function PDF Author: R.C. Sobti
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780792370574
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 266

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Book Description
This volume is a compilation of twenty articles written by scientists from different parts of the world dealing with various aspects of repetitive sequences in chromosomes, telomeric sequences and their maintenance by telomerase, chromatin structure and gene activation, centrometric complexity in holocentric chromosomes, translocation frequencies in X and Y chromosomes and evolution of DNA repair mechanisms, cytogenetics of certain groups of animals viz. lepidoptera, fishes and birds, and radiosensitivity as an indicator of predisposition to breast cancer. The molecular genetics of various cancers viz., gastrointestinal, lung, prostate, and bladder is also discussed.