Advances in genetics. Volume 55 by Hall, Jeffrey C instant download

Advances in genetics. Volume 55 by Hall, Jeffrey C instant download

1 online resource (ix, 188 pages) :, The field of genetics is rapidly evolving and new medical breakthroughs are occurring as a result of advances in knowledge of genetics. This series continually publishes important reviews of the broadest interest to geneticists and their colleagues in affiliated disciplines, Includes bibliographical references and index, Print version record, Front Cover; Advances in Genetics; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1. Site-Specific DNA Recombinases as Instruments for Genomic Surgery; I. Introduction; II. Inadequacy of Current Methods; III. Site-Specific Recombination; IV. Mechanisms of Site-Specific Recombination; V. Transposition; VI. Applied Site-Specific Recombination and Transposition Systems; VII. Changing Recombination Site Specificity; VIII. Mutagenesis-Selection Strategies; IX. Structure-Based Strategies. Z-Resolvases; X. Targeting Transposition to Specific Sequences, XI. General Considerations in Applications of Site-Specific Recombinases and TransposasesXII. Prospects and Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. Human Clinical Trials of Plasmid DNA Vaccines; I. Background; II. Development of DNA Vaccines for Clinical Trials; III. Human Clinical Trials; IV. Limitations of DNA Vaccine Potency; V. Prospects and Conclusion; References; Chapter 3. Genetic and Environmental Influences on Antisocial Behaviors. Evidence from; I. Appraising the Quantitative Behavioral-Genetic Evidence Base; II. Estimating the Relative Influences of Genes and Environments, III. Do the Omnibus Estimates of Genetic and Environmental Influences Always Apply, or do These Influences Vary Under Different Conditions?IV. Testing Developmental Theory of Antisocial Behavior; V. Testing Hypotheses About Environmental Causation; VI. Testing the Hypothesis of Interaction Between Genes and Environments; VII. The Way Forward; References; Chapter 4. Genetics of Graviperception in Animals; I. Introduction; II. Vertebrate Genetic Models; III. The Arthropod…