Taxonomy is fundamental to understanding the variety of life forms, and exciting expansions in molecular biology are re- volutionising the obtained data. This volume reviews the ma- jor molecular biological techniques that are applied in ta- xonomy. The chapters are arranged in three main sections:1) Overviews of important topics in molecular taxonomy; 2) Case studies of the successful application of molecular methods to taxonomic and evolutionary questions; 3) Protocols for a range of generally applicable methods. The described techni- ques include DNA-DNA hybridization, DNA fingerprinting, RFLP analysis, and PCR sequencing.
| Author: Godfrey M. Hewitt |
| Publisher: Springer |
| Publication Date: Dec 15, 2011 |
| Number of Pages: 410 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 3642839649 |
| ISBN-13: 9783642839641 |
