Plant Chimeras
“Plant Chimeras” by Richard A. E. Tilney-Bassett, published by Cambridge University Press on October 3, 1991, is a comprehensive exploration of plant chimeras, spanning 208 pages. This edition introduces readers to the main steps involved in analyzing chimeras, detailing their structural and developmental foundations, as well as methods for classification and manipulation. The book is organized into twelve chapters that categorize chimeras based on their origin, structure, and the specific plant parts affected.
Readers will find a thorough examination of the growing-point’s influence on chimera structure and the role of gene expression in determining appearance. The text includes examples of how chimeras can be utilized experimentally, highlighting their significance in studying fundamental anatomical development questions. Additionally, the book addresses the limitations of chimeras in mutation breeding, providing a balanced view of their advantages and disadvantages within the field of botany and life sciences.
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This book, which was originally published in 1986, introduces the reader to the main steps in the analysis of chimeras, explains their structural and developmental basis, and the ways of classifying and manipulating them. The twelve chapters separate types of chimeras according to their origin – by grafting or polyploidy; their structure – sectorial or periclinal; or according to the varied parts of the plant most affected – tubers, leaves, flowers or fruit. Throughout the book care is taken to distinguish between the activity of the growing-point in determining chimera structure, and the role of gene expression in determining appearance. Examples of the experimental uses of chimeras are given and of the valuable role they can play in studying fundamental questions of anatomical development; the disadvantages of chimeras in mutation breeding are discussed too.
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