Cell Genetics and Hereditary Symbiosis

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Abstract
"Recent symposia have been attended by controversies over the interpretation and scope of cytoplasmic inheritance, often centering on the diagnosis of virus vs. plasmagene. This review is an attempt to reconcile these views and, where possible, to look for further implications of the synthesis...An eclectic construction from the freely borrowed views of many authors has been attempted, and few of the interpretations are original." The headings indicate the contents: Genetic continuity of cytoplasmic organelles; cytoplasmic inheritance; chloroplasts; phastogenes and viruses; cytoplasmic mutation in yeast; cytoplasmic inheritance in Paramecium; genetic transformations in bacteria; endosymbiosis; insect symbioses; other latent viruses in plants and mammals; lysogenic bacteria; heterokaryosis, hyperparasitism and sexuality in the fungi; syntrophism and autotrophism; self-reproduction-and self-dependence; and evolution of the cell and organism.