Organelle Genes and Genomes

• Part I: Introduction to Chloroplasts and Mitochondria1: Chloroplasts and MitochondriaPart II: Evolution and Organization of Organelle Genomes2: Endosymbiotic Origin of Chloroplasts and Mitochondria3: Organelle Genome Organization and Gene Content4: Evolution of Organelle Genomes5: Cytological Organization and Replication of Organelle Genomes6: Phylogenetic Uses of Organelle DNA VariationPart III: Organelle Genetics7: Model Systems and Gene Manipulation8: Transmission and Compatibility of Organelle Genes9: Intracellular Genetics of Organelles10: Introns, Mobile Elements and Plasmids11: Mitochondrial DiseasePart IV: Expression and Biogenesis12: Transcription and mRNA Processing in Organelles13: Protein Synthesis in Organelles14: Reading and Editing Messages in Chloroplasts and Mitochondria15: Protein Targeting and Import16: Control of Gene Expression in Chloroplast Biogenesis17: Control of Gene Expression in Mitochondrial Biogenesis

The advantage of this monograph is parallel explanation of genetics of chloroplasts and mitochondria, in plant, microbial and animal tissues. Another merits of the book are the voluminous lists of full references accompanying each chapter and a detailed subject index. Z. Sestak, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Photosynthetica, 1996, vol. 32, no. 2