Overview

Taxonomy is basically the understanding of the variety of life forms. Exciting expansions in molecular biology are revolutionising the obtained data in this area. This volume reviews the major molecular biological techniques that are applied in taxonomy. The text is divided into three main sections: overviews of important topics in molecular taxonomy; case studies of the successful application of molecular methods to taxonomic and evolutionary questions; protocols for a range of generally applicable methods. The described techniques include DNA, DNA hybridization, DNA fingerprinting, RFLP analysis, and PCR sequencing. This book of proceedings on taxonomy, evolutions and molecular genetics (techniques) is intended for researchers and advanced students.

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Author:   Godfrey M. Hewitt ,  Andrew W. B. Johnston ,  J. Peter W. Young
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Volume:   57
Weight:   0.840kg
ISBN:  

9783540517641

ISBN 10:   3540517642
Pages:   420
Publication Date:   02 August 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

A Prologue.- Past and Future of Taxonomy.- Overviews.- Taxonomy: an Essential Key to Evolutionary Biology.- Variation at the DNA Level: Something for Everyone.- Molecular Systematics at the Species Boundary: Exploiting Conserved and Variable Regions of the Mitochondrial Genome of Animals via Direct Sequencing from Amplified DNA.- Ribosomal RNA Phylogenies.- Evaluating Gene Versus Genome Evolution.- DNA and Higher Plant Systematics: Some Examples From the Legumes.- DNA-DNA Hybridization: Principles and Results.- Satellite DNA.- DNA Fingerprinting.- The Statistical Interpretation of Hypervariable DNAs.- Case Studies.- A Multidimensional Approach to the Evolution and Systematics of Dolichopoda Cave Crickets.- Sperm and Evolution in Drosophila: Morphological and Molecular Aspects.- Episodic Evolutionary Change in Local Populations.- Searching for Speciation Genes in the Species Pair Drosophila Mojavensis and D. Arizonae.- Colonizing Species of Drosophila.- Molecular Taxonomy in the Control of West African Onchocerciasis.- Protocols.- DNA Protocols for Plants.- Prepartion and Visualization of Mitochondrial DNA for RFLP Analysis.- Hybridization of DNA Probes to Filterbound DNA Using the DIG-DNA Labeling and Detection System Nonradioactive (Boehringer Mannheim).- DNA Fingerprinting.- The Polymerase Chain Reaction: DNA Extraction and Amplification.- Protocols for 4-Cutter Blots and PCR Sequencing.- Ribosomal RNA Sequencing.- Quantitative DNA:DNA Hybridization and Hydroxyapatite Elution.- A Protocol for the TEACL Method of DNA-DNA Hybridization.- List of Participants.

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