From Genes to Genomics: Concepts and Applications of DNA Technology
- Oxford Wiley-Blackwell 2012
- xiv, 386 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
From genes to genomes -- How to clone a gene -- Genomic and cDNA libraries -- Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) -- Sequencing a cloned gene -- Analysis of gene expression -- Products from native and manipulated cloned genes -- Genomic analysis -- Analysis of genetic variation -- Post-genomic analysis -- Modifying organisms : transgenics.
Rapid advances in a collection of techniques referred to as gene technology, genetic engineering, recombinant DNA technology and gene cloning have pushed molecular biology to the forefront of the biological sciences.