The Cell. Volume III: Meiosis and Mitosis

The Cell: Biochemistry, Physiology, Morphology, Volume III: Meiosis and Mitosis covers chapters on meiosis and mitosis. The book discusses meiosis with regard to the meiotic behavior of chromosomes; the anomalous meiotic behavior in organisms with localized centromeres and in forms with nonlocalized centromeres; and the nature of the synaptic force. The text also describes the mechanism of crossing over; the relationship of chiasmata to crossing over and metaphase pairing; and the reductional versus equational disjunction. The process of mitosis and the physiology of cell division are also considered. The book further tackles the significance of cell division and chromosomes; the essential mitotic plan and its variants; the preparations for mitosis; and the transition period. The text also demonstrates the time course of mitosis; the mobilization of the mitotic apparatus; metakinesis; the metaphase; the mitotic apparatus; anaphase; telophase; cytokinesis; and the physiology of the dividing cell. Physiological reproduction; mitotic rhythms and experimental synchronization; and the blockage and stimulation of division are also encompassed. Biologists, microbiologists, zoologists, and botanists will find the book invaluable. Content: THE CELL: Biochemistry, Physiology, Morphology, Page ii Front Matter, Page iii Copyright, Page iv LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS, Page v PREFACE TO VOLUME III, Page vii, J. BRACHET, A.E. MIRSKY THE CELL: Biochemistry, Physiology, Morphology, Pages xi-xiii CHAPTER 1 - Meiosis, Pages 1-75, M.M. RHOADES CHAPTER 2 - Mitosis and the Physiology of Cell Division, Pages 77-412, DANIEL MAZIA AUTHOR INDEX, Pages 413-422 SUBJECT INDEX, Pages 423-440