TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hoy,Marjorie A.
TI  - Insect molecular genetics: an introduction to principles and applications 
SN  - 9780124158740 (hbk.)
U1  - 572.8157 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Amsterdam
PB  - Academic Press
KW  - Insects
KW  - molecular genetics
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. DNA, gene structure, and DNA replication--
2. Transcription, translation, and regulation of eukaryotic DNA--
3. Nuclear and extranculear DNA in lnsects--
4. Genetic systems, genome cbolution, and genetic control of embryonic development in insects--
5. Some basic tools: how to cut, paste, copy, measure, visualize, and clone DNA--
6. Some additional tools for the molecular biologist--
7. DNA sequencing and the evolution of the "-Omics"--
8. DNA amplification by the polymerase chain reaction: molecular biology made accessible--
9. Transposable-element vectors and other methods to genetically modify drpsophila and other insects--
10.Sex determination in insects--
11. Molecular genetics of insect behavior--
12. Molecular systematics and the evolution of arthropods--
13. Insect population ecology and molecular genetics--
14.Genetic modification of pest and beneficial insects for pest-management programs--
Glossary--
Index
N2  - This book summarizes and synthesizes two rather disparate disciplines-entomology and molecular genetics. It provides an introduction to the techniques and literature of molecular genetics; defines terminology; and reviews concepts, principles, and applications of these powerful tools
ER  -