Chromosomes: Organization and Function

Preface 1. Why Study Chromosomes? 2. Mitosis, Meiosis And The Cell Cycle 3. DNA, The Genetic Code 4. Assembly Of Chromatin 5. The Chromosomes In Interphase 6. Structure Of Mitotic And Meiotic Chromosomes 7. Constitutive Heterochromatin 8. Sex Chromosomes And Sex Determination 9. Imprinting 10. Euchromatin And The Longitudinal Differentiation Of Chromosomes 11. The Nucleolus And The Nucleolus Organizing Regions (Nors) 12. Centromeres, Kinetochores And The Segregation Of Chromosomes 13. Telomeres 14. Lampbrush Chromosomes 15. Polytene Chromosomes 16. Chromosomes, The Karyotype And Evolution 17. Chromosomes And Disease 18. Chromosome Engineering And Artificial Chromosomes