The Production of Homozygous Deficient Tissues with Mutant Characteristics by Means of the Aberrant Mitotic Behavior of Ring-Shaped Chromosomes

The Production of Homozygous Deficient Tissues with Mutant Characteristics by Means of the Aberrant Mitotic Behavior of Ring-Shaped Chromosomes

Contributor(s):
Genetics
McClintock, Barbara, 1902-1992
Publication:
Genetics Society of America, July 1938
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Ring Chromosomes
Mutation
Chromosome Breakage
Mitosis
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Articles
Abstract:
This lengthy article stemmed from McClintock's discovery of ring chromosomes in 1932 and research she conducted on the gene bm1, or brown midrib, after returning to the University of Missouri in 1938. McClintock concluded that the extent of variegation in a mature plant was proportional to the size of the ring that was sometimes lost at cell division.
Copyright:
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Extent:
62 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584613X13 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
LLBBBQ
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584613X13
Archival Collection:
The Barbara McClintock Papers (Profiles in Science)