Germinal Cell Mutagenesis in Specially Designed Maize Genotypes

By Plewa, Michael J.

Book Id: WPLBN0000185272
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 0.9 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Germinal Cell Mutagenesis in Specially Designed Maize Genotypes
Author:	Plewa, Michael J.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, United Nations., United Nations. Office for Disarmament Affairs
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Disarmament Documents
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Publisher:	United Nations- Office for Disarmament Affairs (Unoda)


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Introduction: Historically, plants have been used as indicator organisms in studies on mutagenesis in higher eukaryotes. Plant systems have a variety of well defined genetic endpoints including alterations in ploidy, chromosome and chromatid aberrations, micronuclei, sister chromatid exchanges, and specific locus and multilocus assays in both nuclear and cytoplasmic genomes. Plant genetic assays have inherent advantages as indicators of environmental mutagens and are the only systems currently in use as in situ monitors of polluted air (1.51, polluted water (41, and agricultural pesticides (5, 6). An excellent description of the advantages of plant systems as monitors of environmental mutagens has been written by Nilan (7).