Genetic Engineering: Principles and Methods

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The newest installment in this superb series presents descriptions of the latest DNA recombinants molecule technology. The text combines reports on basic research in genetics with discussions of specific new industrial applications (as well as refinements of older ones) that are likely to prove highly profitable in the years to come. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Novel Approaches to Engineering Disease Resistance in Crops....Pages 1-13 The Structure of Plant Gene Promoters....Pages 15-47 Plasmid Stabilization by Post-Segregational Killing....Pages 49-61 Pathways and Genes Involved in Cellulose Biosynthesis....Pages 63-87 Conjugative Transposons....Pages 89-100 Termination of DNA Replication in Prokaryotic Chromosomes....Pages 101-119 Regulation of Protein Degradation in Plants....Pages 121-148 Genetic Engineering of Oilseeds for Desired Traits....Pages 149-166 Specificity of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling Pathways: Lessons from Drosophila ....Pages 167-182 Switching on Gene Expression: Analysis of the Factors that Spatially and Temporally Regulate Plant Gene Expression....Pages 183-199 Nucleic Acid Transport in Plant-Pathogen Interactions....Pages 201-214 Leaf Senescence: Gene Expression and Regulation....Pages 215-234 Production and Analysis of Transgenic Mice Containing Yeast Artificial Chromosomes....Pages 235-255 Comparative Molecular Analysis of Genes for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation....Pages 257-269 Recognition and Signaling in Plant-Pathogen Interactions: Implications for Genetic Engineering....Pages 271-293 Back Matter....Pages 295-309