Molecular Methods for Evolutionary Genetics

We are entering a particularly fruitful period in evolutionary genetics, as rapid technological progress transforms the investigation of genetic variation within and between species. Molecular Methods for Evolutionary Genetics is a collection of advanced molecular biology protocols and general overv...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Orgogozo, Virginie (Editor), Rockman, Matthew V. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ Humana Press 2011, 2011
Edition:1st ed. 2011
Series:Methods in Molecular Biology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Identification of Homologous Gene Sequences by PCR with Degenerate Primers
  • Characterizing cDNA Ends by Circular RACE
  • Identification of DNA Sequences that Flank a Known Region by Inverse PCR
  • Quantification of Transcript Levels with Quantitative RT-PCR
  • Using Pyrosequencing to Measure Allele-specific mRNA Abundance and Infer the Effects of Cis- and Trans-regulatory Differences
  • Whole Mount In situ Hybridization of Sectioned Tissues of Species Hybrids to Detect Cis-Regulatory Changes in Gene Expression Pattern
  • Identifying Fluorescently Labeled Single Molecules in Image Stacks using Machine Learning
  • Experimental Approaches to Evaluate the Contributions of Candidate Cis-regulatory Mutations to Phenotypic Evolution
  • Experimental Approaches to Evaluate the Contributions of Candidate Protein-coding Mutations to Phenotypic Evolution
  • Making Reporter Gene Constructs to Analyze Cis-regulatory Elements
  • PCR-directed In vivo Plasmid Construction using Homologous Recombination in Baker’s Yeast
  • Production of Fosmid Genomic Libraries Optimized for Liquid Culture Recombineering and Cross-species Transgensis
  • Recombination-mediated Genetic Engineering of Large Genomic DNA Transgenes
  • Overlap Extension PCR: An Efficient Method for Transgene Construction
  • Gene Knockdown Analysis by Double-stranded RNA Injection
  • Genome Size Determination using Flow Cytometry of Propidium Iodide-stained Nuclei
  • Chromosome Analysis in Invertebrates and Vertebrates
  • Genomic Libraries. I. Construction and Screening of Fosmid Genomic Libraries
  • Genomic Libraries. II. Subcloning, Sequencing, and Assembling Large-insert Genomic DNA Clones
  • Reduced Representation Methods for Sub-genomic Enrichment and Next-generation Sequencing
  • Accessing the Transcriptome: How to Normalize mRNA Pools
  • Transcriptome Sequencing Goals, Assembly, and Assessment
  • Rapid Retrieval of DNA Target Sequences by Primer Extension Capture
  • SNP Discovery and Genotyping for Evolutionary Genetics using RAD Sequencing
  • DNA Microarray-based Mutation Discovery and Genotyping
  • Genotyping with Sequenom
  • Isolating Microsatellite Loci: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
  • Design of Custom Oligonucleotide Microarrays for Single Species or Interspecies Hybrids using Array Oligo Selector