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Plant breeding reviews. Vol. 38 /

Plant Breeding Reviews 38 Table of Contents1. Daniel Zohary: Geneticist and Explorer of Plant Domestication Giora Simchen2. The Use of Association Genetics Approaches in Plant Breeding María F. Álvare, Teresa Mosquera, and Matthew W. Blair 3. Epigenetics Connects the Genome to its Environment Ray...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Janick, Jules, 1931- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014.
Colección:Plant Breeding Reviews.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Plant Breeding Reviews; Contents; Contributors; 1. Daniel Zohary: Geneticist and Explorer of Plant Domestication; I. Early Days; II. Genetic Relationships among Related Plant Species; III. Domestication of Crops and Fruit Trees; IV. The Scientific Approach and Methodology of Daniel Zohary; V. The Book; VI. Awards, Honors, and Recognition; VII. Personality; Literature Cited and Selected Publications of Daniel Zohary; 2. The Use of Association Genetics Approaches in Plant Breeding; I. Introduction; II. Advantages of Association Mapping Approaches.
  • A. Principles of Association Genetics and Association MappingB. Principles of Linkage Disequilibrium; III. Methods of Association Genetics; A. Sampling or Selection of Individuals for Population Analysis; B. Population Genotyping; C. Phenotypic Characterization of the Population for the Trait of Interest; D. Assessment of the Association Between Genotypes and Phenotypes; E. Determining the Level and Influence of Population Structure; 1. Genome Control in Association Mapping; 2. Structured Association and Model-Based Methods; IV. Examples of Association Mapping; A. Cereals.
  • B. Dicotyledenous CropsV. Software for Data Analysis; A. Population Structure Determination; B. Software Used for Population Association Mapping; VI. Association Mapping Compared with Linkage Mapping; A. Limitations; B. Alternatives; VII. Genome-Wide Selection and Genomic Selection; VIII. Outlook; Acknowledgments; Literature Cited; 3. Epigenetics Connects the Genome to Its Environment; I. Introduction; II. Historical Perspective and Conceptual Framework; A. The Distribution of Natural Biodiversity; B. Genotypes and Phenotypes; C. Gene Expression and Phenotype: The Mystery of Genetic Memory.
  • D. The Rebirth of EpigeneticsIII. Epigenetics; A. Epigenetics: The Softer Side of Genetics; B. The Role of the Environment in Evolution; C. Transgenerational Epigenetics; D. Growth Is a Common Phenotypic Link Between Plant and Animal Epigenetics; E. The Relationship of Genetics with Epigenetics: Resetting During Development; F. Epigenetic Control of Development and Evolution; IV. Epigenetic Memory; A. Alternation of Generations; B. Ontogenic Programs; V. Sex, Epigenetics, and the Genome; A. Origins of Complex Ontogeny; B. Gene Silencing and Defense; C. Sex and Genome Invasion.
  • VI. Adaptation is a Form of DevelopmentA. Environment Adaptation Modifies Development by Heterochrony; B. Dormancy: The Original Developmental Environmental Defense Program; C. The Ping-Pong Strategy of Sex and Adapting to the Environment; D. The Ping-Pong Trigger; E. Beyond the Ping-Pong Model; VII. Evolution: The Engine of Ideas; A. Epigenetic Changes, Germ Cells, and the Environment; B. Extreme Environments and Emergent Genetics; Acknowledgments; Literature Cited; 4. Peanut Improvement for Human Health; I. Introduction; II. Genetic Variability for Nutritional Traits; A. Oil and Oil Quality.