1. Introduction to the Problem

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Prologue IX
4. 1. Introduction to the Problem 1
5. 2. Uncertainty in Heredity 8
6. 3. Components of Genomic Organization and Stasis 41
7. 4. Unstratified Plant Meristems – General Properties 85
8. 5. Stratified Meristems – General Properties 109
9. 6. Other Meristems 136
10. 7. Phenotypic Responses to Mutation and Environmental Mutagens 166
11. 8. Mutation Buffering 182
12. 9. Soft Selection and Life Cycles 219
13. 10. Genetic Load 251
14. 11. Significance of Mutation 293
15. References 319
16. Author Index 353
17. Subject Index 363