The evolution of genetics / by Arnold W. Ravin.

  • Ravin, Arnold W. (Arnold Warren)
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[1965]
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Credit: The evolution of genetics / by Arnold W. Ravin. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS Preface vii Chapter I The Legacy of Classical Genetics 1 The Concept of the Gene 4 Interaction of Alleles and of Nonallelic Genes 10 The Relation of Gene to Character 12 Localization of the Gene on the Chromosome 15 The Universality of Genetic Theory . 28 A Genetic Theory of Evolution 29 The Role of the Cytoplasm in Heredity 30 The Questions Raised by Classical Genetics 32 Chapter II The Use of Microorganisms in Molecular Genetics 33 Molecular Specificity and Organization within the Cell 34 Mutation and Adaptation in Microorganisms 38 The Mode of Genetic Recombination in Higher Organisms . . 43 The Mode of Genetic Recombination in Molds 46 Modes of Genetic Recombination in Bacteria: Transformation 49 Modes of Genetic Recombination in Bacteria: Lysogeny and Lysogenic Conversion; Bacteriophage Recombination 56 Modes of Genetic Recombination in Bacteria: Conjugation .... 63 Modes of Genetic Recombination in Bacteria: Transduction . . 72 Modes of Genetic Recombination in Bacteria: Sexduction .... 77 Chapter III The Structure and Replication of Genetic Material 80 Selective Systems for Detecting Rare Mutations and Recombina¬ tions 82 The Divisibility of the Gene 87 The Structure of DNA 93 The Replication of DNA 103 The in Vitro Synthesis of DNA 105 The Cistron, Muten, and Recon in Molecular Terms 108 ix