Book description
Plant Centromere Biology is dedicated to plant centromere
research. Chapters cover the structure of centromeres from several
plant species including Arabidopsis thaliana, rice, maize, wheat and
beet, while other sections cover several unique characteristics
associated with plant centromeres, including classical and modern
neocentromeres, centromere drive and centromere misdivision.
Additional chapters are dedicated to epigenetic modification and
evolution of plant centromeres, and development and application of
plant artificial chromosomes.
Written by an international group of experts in the field, Plant
Centromere Biology is a valuable handbook for all plant
scientists working on plant genome research. Beyond the bench, it can
also serve as a helpful reference tool or textbook for upper level
college classes on cytogenetics or genome analysis.
