Chromosomal and Genomic Structures and Functions

Discusses biotechnology and its applications, the chromosomal theory of inheritance, the chromosome itself, the types of cell division, structural changes in chromosomes, genes and cell division, and more. Presents in-depth studies of the relationships and functional mechanisms of chromosomes, genes, and biological mechanisms.

Tariq Ahmad Bhat, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer of Botany for the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, India. With 20 years of teaching experience, he is engaged in active research of molecular biology, plant biotechnology, mutation breeding, and genetic improvement of legumes and medicinal plants. He has published international books, research papers, review articles, and book chapters and has participated in 50 national and international conferences, training programs, and workshops. He is the District Coordinator Anantnag of a project on medicinal plants under the National Medicinal Plants Board, New Delhi. A founder member of Hon'ble CM's Super 50 initiative, he has received several awards for his contributions in the field of education and research.
Jameel M. Al-Khayri, PhD, is a Professor of Plant Biotechnology at the College of Agriculture and Food Sciences at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. He has focused his research efforts on date palm biotechnology for the last three decades. He has published many research and review papers and book chapters; served as editor of several special issues of international journals on date palm, biotechnology, and sustainable agriculture; and edited 30 reference books on plant biotechnology, genetic resources, breeding, genomics, nanotechnology, climate change, and food security. A member of the editorial boards and review panels of several international journals, he has also participated in the organizing committees of international scientific conferences and contributed over 50 research presentations.