Molecular Biology of Plants

Molecular Biology of Plants presents the formal scientific presentations delivered on the symposium on plant molecular biology, held at the University of Minnesota in 1976.
The topics in this book are organized around the central dogma of molecular biology. Section I describes the organization and replication of DNA in plant chromosomes, including chloroplast genomes; Section II discusses molecular aspects of transcription and translation, ribosomal RNA gene systems and hormonal control of protein synthesis. Section III examines plant viruses and bacterial agents, in particular the crown gall system, viroids, and the replication of plant RNA viruses. Each of these specific topics contributes to an integrated knowledge of plant molecular biology.
The book will be of interest to geneticists, cell biologists, plant breeders, plant physiologists, plant pathologists, and biochemists.

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Contents
Symposium Speakers and Contributors
Preface
Section I: Organization and Replication of DNA in Plant Genomes
The Nature of Families of Repeated DNA Sequences in Plants
Genome Organization in Plants
Replication of Chromosomal DNA Fibers of Root Meristem Cells of Higher Plants
Chloroplast DNA: Structure, Information Content, and Replication
Section II: Molecular Aspects of Transcription and Translation in Plants
Plant Ribosomal RNA Genes-A Dynamic System?
Selective Transcription and Processing in the Regulation of Plant Growth
Protein Chain Initiation in Extracts of Wheat Germ
Hormonal Control of Enzyme Formation in Barley Aleurone Layers
Section III: Plant Viruses and Bacterial Agents
Replication of RNA Plant Viruses
Viroids
The Crown Gall Problem
Crown Gall: Bacterial Plasmids as Oncogenic Elements for Eucaryotic Cells
Index