The Recombination of genetic material [recurso electrónico

The Recombination of Genetic Material aims to introduce the elementary properties of recombinational phenomena. Genetic recombination is a favorite research topic in biology due to its significance. In fact, a simple recombination event can have a profound effect and sometimes can mean the difference between the survival and the demise of an organism. Examples of this are provided in this book. This work also describes numerous recombination systems, mechanisms of the major types of recombination, and the macroscopic products of this biological process. Molecular analyses of recombination enzymes and substrates that have been identified or implicated are also shown. This book will be valuable as a reference material to those interested in this field of study. Content: Contributors , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Contributors , Pages xi-xii Preface , Pages xiii-xv 1 - Genetic Recombination: A Brief Overview , Pages 1-21 , K. Brooks Low 2 - Recombination and Gene Conversion in Ascobolus , Pages 23-72 , Jean-Luc Rossignol, Alain Nicolas, Hanafy Hamza, Angelos Kalogeropoulos 3 - Genetic Analysis of Intragenic Recombination in Drosophila , Pages 73-90 , Arthur J. Hilliker, Stephen H. Clark, Arthur Chovnick 4 - Methyl-Directed Repair of DNA Mismatches , Pages 91-113 , Matthew Meselson 5 - Homologous Recombination Sites and Their Recognition , Pages 115-154 , Gerald R. Smith 6 - Pathways and Systems of Homologous Recombination in Escherichia coli , Pages 155-215 , A.J. Clark, K.B. Low 7 - Genetic Recombination: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, and Evolution , Pages 217-282 , Huntington Potter, David Dressier 8 - Transpositional and Site-Specific Recombination Mediated by Bacterial Transposons , Pages 283-360 , Nigel D.F. Grindley 9 - Viral and Cellular Control of Site-Specific Recombination , Pages 361-384 , Harvey I. Miller 10 - Recombination between Repeated Yeast Genes , Pages 385-421 , Hannah L. Klein 11 - Recombination of Immunoglobulin Genes , Pages 423-444 , Robert P. Perry 12 - Induction of Recombination-Related Functions (SOS Functions) in Response to DNA Damage , Pages 445-491 , Michio Oishi Index , Pages 493-506