Somatic Genome Variation

Written by an international team of experts, Somatic Genome Variation presents a timely summary of the latest understanding of somatic genome development and variation in plants, animals, and microorganisms. Wide-ranging in coverage, the authors provide an updated view of somatic genomes and genetic theories while also offering interpretations of somatic genome variation. The text provides geneticists, bioinformaticians, biologist, plant scientists, crop scientists, and microbiologists with a valuable overview of this fascinating field of research.

Table of Contents

Part I: Somatic Genome Variation in Animals and Humans
Chapter 1: Polyploidy in Animal Development and Disease
Chapter 2: Large-Scale Programmed Genome Rearrangements in Vertebrates
Chapter 3: Chromosome Instability in Stem Cells

Part II: Somatic Genome Variation in Plants
Chapter 4: Mechanisms of Induced Inheritable Genome Variation in Flax
Chapter 5: Environmentally Induced Genome Instability and its Inheritance
Chapter 6: The Mitochondrial Genome, Genomic Shifting, and Genomic Conflict
Chapter 7: Plastid Genome Stability and Repair

Part III: Somatic Genome Variation in Microorganisms
Chapter 8: RNA-Mediated Somatic Genome Rearrangement in Ciliates
Chapter 9: Mitotic Genome Variations in Yeast and Other Fungi

Part IV: General Genome Biology
Chapter 10: General Genome Biology 10: Genome Variation in Archaeans, Bacteria, and Asexually Reproducing Eukaryotes
Chapter 11: RNA Polyadenylation Site Regions: Highly Similar in Base Composition Pattern but Diverse in Sequence—A Combination Ensuring Similar Function but Avoiding Repetitive-Regions-Related Genomic Instability
Chapter 12: Insulin Signaling Pathways in Humans and Plants
Chapter 13: Developmental Variation in the Nuclear Genome Primary Sequence
Chapter 14: Ploidy Variation of the Nuclear, Chloroplast, and Mitochondrial Genomes in Somatic Cells
Chapter 15: Molecular Mechanisms of Somatic Genome Variation
Chapter 16: Hypotheses for Interpreting Somatic Genome Variation
Chapter 17: Impacts of Somatic Genome Variation on Genetic Theories and Breeding Concepts, and the Distinction between Mendelian Genetic Variation, Somagenetic Variation, and Epigenetic Variation
Chapter 18: Somatic Genome Variation: What it is and What it Means for Agriculture and Human Health