Homology Effects offers contributions from an international panel of res earchers whose aim has been both to introduce newcomers to the field of homology effects, and to bring colleagues up to date. Topic coverage inc ludes dosage compensation, X-inactivation, imprinting, paramutation, hom ology-dependent gene silencing, transvection, pairing-sensitive silencin g, nuclear organization of chromosomes, DNA repair, quelling, RIP, RNAi and antisense biology, homology effects in ciliates, prion biology, and a discourse on the evolution of gene duplications. Advances in Genetics presents an eclectic mix of articles of use to all human and molecular g eneticists. They are written and edited by recognized leaders in the fie ld and make this an essential series of books for anyone in the genetics field.