Insect molecular genetics : an introduction to principles and applications /

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Author / Creator:Hoy, Marjorie A.
Imprint:San Diego : Academic Press, c1994.
Description:xxii, 546 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1710388
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ISBN:0123574900 (acid-free paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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
  • Transgenic Pest and Beneficial Arthropods for Pest Management Programs
  • Glossary
  • Index