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Insect Molecular Genetics,

Edition 2 An Introduction to Principles and Applications

By Marjorie A. Hoy and Marjorie A. Hoy

Publication Date: 03 Mar 2003

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Insect Molecular Genetics, 2nd edition, is a succinct book that briefly introduces graduate and undergraduate students to molecular genetics and the techniques used in this well established and important discipline. The book is written for two converging audiences: those familiar with insects that need to learn about molecular genetics, and those that are familiar with molecular genetics but not familiar with insects. Thus, this book is intended to fill the gap between two audiences that share a common middle ground.

Key Features

Up-to-date references to important review articles, websites, and seminal citations in the disciplines
Well crafted and instructive illustrations integral to explaining the techniques of molecular genetics
Glossary of terms to help beginners learn the vocabulary of molecular biology

About the author

By Marjorie A. Hoy, Insitute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, U.S.A. and Marjorie A. Hoy, Insitute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, U.S.A.

Table of Contents

I. Genes and Genome Organization in Eukaryotes
1. DNA, Gene Structure and SNA Replication
2. Transcription, Translation, and Regulation of Eukaryotic DNA
3. Nuclear and Extranuclear DNA in Insects
4. Genetic Systems, Genome Evolution, and Genetic Control of Development in Insects

II. Molecular Genetic Techniques
5. Some Basic Tools: How to Cut, Paste, Copy, Measure, and Visualize DNA
6. Cloning and Expression Vectors, Libraries, and Their Screening
7. DNA Sequencing and the Evolution of the '-onics'
8. DNA Amplification by the Polymerase Chain Reaction: Molecular Biology Made Accessible
9. Transposable-Element Vecotrs to Transform Drosophila and Other Insects

III. Applications in Entomology
10. Sec Determination in Insects; Molecular Genetics of Insect Behavior
12. Molecular Systematics and Evolution of Arthropods
13. Insect Population Ecology and Genetics
14. Transgenic Pest and Beneficial Arthropods for Pest Management Programs

Book details

ISBN: 9780123570314

Page Count: 576

Retail Price : £73.00

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Audience

Advanced undergraduates, beginning graduate students, faculty and researchers that need a primer of molecular genetics as it relates to entomology. Libraries at institutions with strong programs in entomology, pest control, biological control, insect pathology, and molecular genetics

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