Cytogenetics
Contents: Section-I. Cytology and Genetics: Preface. Introduction. 1. The cell- a basic unit of life. 2. History of cytology. 3. Cell structure. 4. Plasma membrane or cell membrane. 5. Intracellular membranous structures. 6. Plastids. 7. Mitochondria. 8. Ribosomes. 9. Cilia and Flagella. 10. Nucleus. 11. Protoplasm. 12. Water. 13. Proteins. 14. Carbohydrates. 15. Lipids. 16. Procaryotic chromosomes. 17. Eucaryotic chromosomes. 18. The chemical nature of genes historical perspective. 19. Nucleic acids. 20. DNA - replication. 21. Cell-division. Section-II. Genetics and Molecular biology: 22. Heredity. 23. Interaction of genes. 24. Biostatistics and its application in genetics. 25. Genetic variation. 26. Chromosomal aberrations. 27. Sex-linked inheritance. 28. Phenotypic expression of genes (Biochemical genetics). 29. Non-nuclear inheritance and somatic cell genetics. 30. Quantitative inheritance. 31. Linkage. 32. Crossing over. 33. Genetic recombination. 34. Concept of gene. 35. Functions of sex chromosome. 36. Sex determination. 37. Genetic code. 38. Protein synthesis (Central dogma and transcription). 39. Translation. 40. Bacterial genetics. 41. Genetic engineering. 42. Human genetics.
"Cell biology is an integrated discipline including material from the field of cytology, cytogenetics, physiology, biochemistry, biophysics and microbiology. The intellectual challenge involved in the study of cells has also attracted scientists from the physical sciences, and the field today constitutes a frontier of biological knowledge. All attempts have been made in the present work to provide an integrated approach covering cell structure and molecular biology. If one visualizes the cell as an organised collection of interacting molecules, the emphasis given to molecular structure in certain chapters will be understandable. The genetics portion covers almost all the necessary chapters required, in very simple and precise manner. Besides chapters of genetics, chapters of bacterial genetic human genetics and genetic engineering are also incorporated.
Some of the views put forward may appear to be overs implications, but there seemed to be no other option other than including space-consuming discussions conveying the various pros and cons. Similar restrictions on space did not permit the inclusion so a detailed bibliography of all the work cited in the text. It is expected that the present book with updated information will be useful to the readers." (jacket)
