Principles of gene manipulation : an introduction to genetic engineering /
R. W. Old and S. B. Primrose.
- 4th ed.
- Oxford : Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1989.
- viii, 438 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
- Studies in microbiology ; v. 2 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-425) and index.
Section 1 Introduction to gene manipulation: Basic techiques -- Cutting and joining DNA molecules -- Section 2 Cloning in E. coli: Plasmids as cloning vehicles for use in E. coli -- Bacteriophage and cosmid vectors for E. coli -- Changing genes: site-directed mutagenesis -- Analysing DNA sequences -- Cloning strategies, gene libraries and cDNA cloning -- Recombinant selection and screening -- Expression in E. coli of cloned DNA molecules -- Section 3 Cloning in organisms other than E. coli: Cloning in bacteria other than E. coli -- Cloning in yeast and other microbial eukaryotes -- Gene transfer to plants -- Introducing genes into animal cells -- Transferring genes into animal oocytes, eggs and embryos -- Section 4 Applications of recombinant DNA technology: Nucleic acid probes and their applications -- The impact of recombinant DNA technology: the generation of novelty.