Advances in Genetics, Volume 78
1st Edition
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Table of Contents
Series Page
Contributors
Chapter 1 Biotechnologies for the Management of Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
I Introduction
II Biotechnologies Applied to the Characterization, Conservation, and Utilization of Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
III Current Status of Biotechnologies for the Management of Crop Genetic Resources
IV Current Status of Biotechnologies for the Management of Forest Genetic Resources
V Current Status of Biotechnologies for the Management of Animal Genetic Resources
VI Current Status of Biotechnologies for the Management of Aquatic Genetic Resources
Chapter 2 Transposable Elements and Insecticide Resistance
I Introduction
II Transposable Elements
III Effects of TEs on Host Fitness and Evolution
IV Insecticide Resistance
V TEs Conferring Insecticide Resistance
VI Sex-Specific Effects of TEs Independent of DDT Resistance
VII Ongoing and Future Research
Index
Description
The field of genetics is rapidly evolving and new medical breakthroughs are occuring as a result of advances in knowledge of genetics. This series continually publishes important reviews of the broadest interest to geneticists and their colleagues in affiliated disciplines.
Key Features
- Includes methods for testing with ethical, legal, and social implications
Readership
Molecular geneticists, clinical geneticists, neurologists, neuroscientists, molecular biologists, and biochemists.
Details
- No. of pages:
- 216
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- © Academic Press 2012
- Published:
- 27th September 2012
- Imprint:
- Academic Press
- Hardcover ISBN:
- 9780123943941
- eBook ISBN:
- 9780123982834
Reviews
Praise for previous volumes in the series:
"Outstanding both in variety and in the quality of its contributions." –Nature
"Can be highly recommended to geneticists, and biologists in general...will prove to be of high importance for the development of the science of genetics." –Science
Ratings and Reviews
About the Serial Volume Editors
Theodore Friedmann Serial Volume Editor
School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, USA
Affiliations and Expertise
School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, USA
Jay Dunlap Serial Volume Editor
Dr. Jay Dunlap works at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
Affiliations and Expertise
The Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth, NH, USA
Stephen F. Goodwin Serial Volume Editor
Dr. Stephen Goodwin works at the University of Oxford.
Affiliations and Expertise
University of Oxford, UK