Year: 1952
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Somatic tissue is the site of growth and differentiation, and the behaviour of its chromosomes bears directly on the problem of the genetic control of development. Constancy or variability of chromosome number can suggest the importance of whole chromosome complements to developmental stages of the cell and organism. In a diploid organism, polyploidy and haploidy are interesting deviations, but do not present such radical theoretical implications as would a widespread ocourrence of aneuploidy if established.
Source: eScholarship@McGill (McGill)
DOI: 10.82308/40705
Author: Walker, Bruce E.
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7015229945