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Modern Genetic Analysis Further Readings
Chapter 7
Auerbach, C. 1976. Mutation Research. London: Chapman & Hall. Standard text by a pioneer researcher.
Drake, J. W. 1970. The Molecule Basis of Mutation. San Francisco: Holden-Day. One of the few standard texts on the subject.
Eisenstadt, E. 1987. "Analysis of Mutagenesis." In Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium. Cellular and Molecular Biology, F. C. Neidhardt, ed. Washington, DC: American Society for Microbiology. A comprehensive review of studies of mutagenesis in bacteria.
Friedberg, E. C., G. C. Walker, and W. Siede. 1995. DNA Repair and Mutagenesis. Washington, DC: American Society for Microbiology. A complete review text covering mutagenesis and repair in both bacteria and higher cells. An excellent source for human genetic diseases and cancer in relation to repair genes.
Induced MutationsA Tool in Plant Research. 1981. Vienna: International Atomic Energy Agency. A collection of papers by eminent workers in agricultural genetics illustrating the practical uses of mutations in plant breeding.
Lawrence, C. W. 1971. Cellular Radiobiology. London: Edward Arnold. A short standard text.
Lindsley, D. L., and E. H. Grell. 1972. Genetic Variations of Drosophila melanogaster. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institute of Washington. A reference book for fruitfly researchers, containing all the thousands of known Drosophila mutations. Fascinating browsing for anyone interested in genetics generally and in the major contributions made by Drosophila research.
J. H. Miller. 1983. Mutational Specificity in Bacteria Annual Review of Genetics 17: 215-238. A discussion of the specificity of mutagens in bacteria. (PubMed)
Neuffer, M. G., L. Jones, and M. S. Zuber. 1968. The Mutants of Maize. Madison: Crop Science Society of America. A color catalog of the many, and often bizarre, mutants used by corn geneticists.
W. J. Schull et al. 1981. Genetic Effect of the Atomic Bombs: A Reappraisal Science 213: 1220-1227. A summary of all the indicators of potential genetic effects of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki explosions, concluding that, "In no instance is there a statistically significant effect of parental exposure; but for all indicators the observed effect is in the direction suggested by the hypothesis that genetic damage resulted from the exposure." (PubMed)
G. C. Walker. 1984. Mutagenesis and Inducible Responses to Deoxyribonucleic Acid Damage in Escherichia coli Microbiological Reviews 48: 60-93. A review of mutagenesis and repair, with an excellent discussion of the SOS system. (PubMed)
Walker, G. C. 1987. "The SOS Response of Escherichia coli. " In Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium: Cellular and Molecular Biology. F. C. Neidhardt, ed. Washington, DC: American Society for Microbiology. A detailed account of the model for SOS regulation.

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