Chromosomes Today

From chromosome number to chromosome map: the contribution of human cytogenetics to genome mapping. Molecular analysis and in vivo biology of human centromere proteins. Structural and functional analysis of the telomere region of human chromosome 16p. Isochores and chromosomal bands. Ribosomal genes and nucleolar morphology. Nucleolar proteins during mitosis. Compartmentalization of the cell nucleus: case of the nucleolus. Chromosomal divergence and speciation in grasshoppers. Chromosomal change and speciation: the Sceloporus grammicus complex (Reptilia Sauria) as a case study. Molecular-cytogenetic analysis of the recurring chromosomal abnormalities in acute leukaemia. Chromosomal abnormalities in solid tumours. Non radioactive in situ hybridization on metaphase chromosomes and interphase nuclei in malignant cells. Gene mapping and chromosome analysis by fluorescent in situ hybridization. Microdissection of GTG-based chromosomes and PCR-mediated cloning. Molecular cytogenetics - biology and applications in plant breeding. Cereal genome structure and evolution. Fragile sites and unstable elements. The AZF-function of the human Y chromosome during spermatogenesis. Unpaired sex-chromosomes and gametogenic failure. Mammalian sex determination: what we have learnt from a chromosomal design fault. Evolution of the mammalian XY pairing segment. The questionable role of the synaptonemal complex in meiotic chromosome pairing. Meiotic nodules in vascular plants. The origin of non-disjunction in humans. Aneuploidy in oocytes of mammals, cell cycle control and gene expression. Minisatellite mutation and recombination. The M26 homologous recombination hotspot: sequences, factors and chromosomal context. Imprinting and epigenetic programming of the mouse genome: long lasting consequences for development and phenotype. Methylated DNA binding proteins and chromatic structure. Rye B chromosome transmission depends on the B, the carrier of the B and the mother of the carrier.