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Functional Organization of the Plant Nucleus

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2009
ISBN
3540710574, 9783540710578, 9783540710585
DOI
10.1007/978-3-540-71058-5
LCC
QK725 .F845 2009
Open Library ID
OL24561237M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2768510 bytes)
Series
Plant Cell Monographs 14
Edition
1
Pages
192\199
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

While the cell nucleus was first identified in a plant, we know now far less about the plant nucleus than we know about its equivalent in animals or in fungi, because the field of nuclear biology has been predominantly driven by the non-plant model systems. More recently, however, plant biology has begun to catch up as research groups worldwide actively address the processes that define the plant nucleus. This volume is an up-to-date compilation of the multiple facets of this emerging discipline and presents the timely topic of functional organization of the cell nucleus entirely from the plant biologist’s perspective. In a time of soaring food, fibre and energy needs, the understanding of the molecular mechanisms of plant genetic organization – and its effect on plant growth and development - is essential.

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