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Sex Chromosomes and Sex-Linked Genes
Susumu Ohno
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Description for Sex Chromosomes and Sex-Linked Genes
Paperback. Series: Monographs on Endocrinology. Num Pages: 192 pages, 68 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; PSA; PSVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
Natural selection operates among individual organisms which differ in their genetic constitution. The degree of hereditary variability within a species is greatly enhanced by cross-fertilization. Indeed, the mechanism of sexual reproduction occurred very early in evolution, for it is seen today even in bacteria. In Escherichia coli, fertilization occurs by passage of the single chromosome from the male into the female bacterium (LEDERBERG, 1959). In multicellular organisms, the separation of germ from soma, and the production of haploid gametes became mandatory. The gametes were of two types. One, extremely mobile, was designed to seek out and penetrate the other, which ... Read more
Natural selection operates among individual organisms which differ in their genetic constitution. The degree of hereditary variability within a species is greatly enhanced by cross-fertilization. Indeed, the mechanism of sexual reproduction occurred very early in evolution, for it is seen today even in bacteria. In Escherichia coli, fertilization occurs by passage of the single chromosome from the male into the female bacterium (LEDERBERG, 1959). In multicellular organisms, the separation of germ from soma, and the production of haploid gametes became mandatory. The gametes were of two types. One, extremely mobile, was designed to seek out and penetrate the other, which ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Monographs on Endocrinology
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642881800
SKU
V9783642881800
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