{"product_id":"plant-centromere-biology-isbn-9781119949213","title":"Plant Centromere Biology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlant Centromere Biology\u003c\/i\u003e is dedicated to plant centromere research. Chapters cover the structure of centromeres from several plant species including Arabidopsis thaliana, rice, maize, wheat and beet, while other sections cover several unique characteristics associated with plant centromeres, including classical and modern neocentromeres, centromere drive and centromere misdivision.  Additional chapters are dedicated to epigenetic modification and evolution of plant centromeres, and development and application of plant artificial chromosomes. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by an international group of experts in the field, Plant \u003ci\u003eCentromere Biology\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable handbook for all plant scientists working on plant genome research.  Beyond the bench, it can also serve as a helpful reference tool or textbook for upper level college classes on cytogenetics or genome analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eContributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Arabidopsis Centromeres 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMinoru Murata\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Rice Centromeres 15\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJiming Jiang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Maize Centromeres 25\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGernot Presting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 A Molecular Cytogenetic Analysis of the Structure, Evolution, and Epigenetic Modifi cations of Major DNA Sequences in Centromeres of Beta Species 39\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFalk Zakrzewski, Beatrice Weber, and Thomas Schmidt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Centromere Synteny among Brachypodium, Wheat, and Rice 57\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLili Qi, Bernd Friebe, and Bikram S. Gill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 CENH3 for Establishing and Maintaining Centromeres 67\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eInna Lermontova and Ingo Schubert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Holokinetic Centromeres 83\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStefan Heckmann and Andreas Houben\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Is the Heterochromatin of Meiotic Neocentromeres a Remnant of the Early Evolution of the Primitive Centromere? 95\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaría J. Puertas and Alfredo Villasante\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Misdivision of Centromeres 111\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdam J. Lukaszewski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Female Meiotic Drive in Monkeyfl owers: Insight into the Population Genetics of Selfi sh Centromeres 129\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLila Fishman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Plant Centromere Epigenetics 147\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRyan N. Douglas and James A. Birchler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Centromere Evolution 159\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJiming Jiang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Centromere-Mediated Generation of Haploid Plants 169\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaruthachalam Ravi and Simon W.-L. Chan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Engineered Plant Chromosomes 183\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert T. Gaeta and James A. Birchler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColor plate is located between pages 182 and 183\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJiming Jiang\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Horticulture at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His research focuses on plant molecular cytogenetics, plant centromeres, potato breeding and genomics. In addition to his research activities Dr. Jiang also teaches a course on introductory cytogenetics, and he is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames A. Birchler\u003c\/b\u003e is Curators Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Missouri-Columbia. His lab studies gene expression in multicellular eukaryotes at the gene and chromosomal level, using maize and Drosophila as experimental organisms. Dr. Birchler has published widely in such journals as The New Phytologist, The Plant Cell, and Genes and Chromatin, and he is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.\u003c\/p\u003e The centromere is the chromosomal domain that is vital to the transmission and segregation of genetic materials in plants and animals. The structure and evolution of the centromere has been a mystery for decades due to its complexity of the molecular make-up.\u003ci\u003e Plant Centromere Biology\u003c\/i\u003e provides a clear and concise picture of the role of centromere biology in plant evolution, developmental processes, and biotechnology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlant Centromere Biology\u003c\/i\u003e is made up of fourteen chapters that cover both classical and modern centromere research in several plant species. The centromere of model plant organisms, such as Arabidopsis, and agronomic crops, such as rice and maze, are explored to illustrate the diverse role of the centromere in plant development. New approaches and technologies continuously being applied to centromere research are fully reviewed in the text. Centromere biology has also opened the door to new advances in plant biotechnology and the volume concludes with chapters that look at the development of the latest centromere-related biotechnological accomplishments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA timely and important collection, \u003ci\u003ePlant Centromere Biology\u003c\/i\u003e will be a vitally important book for plant scientists, biotechnologists, and advanced students with an interest in centromere biology.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989797880037,"sku":"NP9781119949213","price":238.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119949213.jpg?v=1761785507","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/plant-centromere-biology-isbn-9781119949213","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}