Chromosome Structure and Aberrations

1. Introduction to Chromosome
Abdul Rauf Shakoori

2. B Chromosomes
Ryan N. Douglas, James A. Birchler

3. Organization of Genetic Material into Chromosomes
Abdul Rauf Shakoori

4. Laboratory Techniques of Studying Plant Chromosomes
Mahpara Kashtwari, Showkat A. Zargar, Aijaz Ahmad Wani

5. Flow Cytometry and Its Utility
Mihir Halder, Sayantani Nath, Sumita Jha

6. Asynapsis and Desynapsis in Plants
Aijaz Ahmad Wani, Tariq Ahmad Bhat

7. Cytogenetic Studies in Indian Drimia Jacq. (Urgineoideae: Hyacinthaceae)
M. M. Lekhak, P. B. Yadav, S. R. Yadav

8. Banding Techniques in Chromosome Analysis
Peerzada Arshid Shabir, Aijaz Ahmad Wani, Irshad A. Nawchoo

9. Karyotype Evolution: Concepts and Applications
Kátia Ferreira Marques Resende

10. Polyploidy: Evolution and Crop Improvement
Jahangir A. Dar, Zahoor A. Beigh, Aijaz Ahmad Wani

11. Mutagenic Effects on Meiosis in Legumes and a Practical Case Study of Vicia faba L.
Tariq Ahmad Bhat, Aijaz Ahmad Wani

12. Structural Changes in Chromosomes
Abdul Rauf Shakoori, Saira Aftab, Khalid Al-Ghanim

13. Numerical Changes in Chromosomes
Abdul Rauf Shakoori, Saira Aftab, Farah Rauf Shakoori

14. Techniques of Chromosomal Studies
Uzma Qaisar, Asima Tayyeb, Tariq Ahmad Bhat

15. Cytomixis: Causes and Consequences as a Case Study in Vicia faba L.
Tariq Ahmad Bhat, Mohd Gulfishan, Aijaz Ahmad Wani

16. Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) and Its Applications
Abdul Rauf Shakoori

Keywords: Biomedicine, Cytogenetics, Gene Expression, Plant Genetics & Genomics, Cell Biology