Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Contents: 1. Molecular biology and biotechnology: an overview. 2. Evolution of gene concept. 3. Genetic code. 4. Nucleic acids. 5. Synthesis/Replication of DNA. 6. Protein synthesis. 7. Plasmids and transposons. 8. Recombinant DNA Technology and its applications. 9. Integration and expression of foreign genes.10. Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) toxin genes transfer. 11. Genetic engineering for agronomically important crops. 12. Tools and techniques of plant tissue culture. 13. Callus culture. 14. Cell suspension culture. 15. Protoplast isolation, culture and somatic hybridization. 16. Micropropagation. 17. Scope of plant tissue culture in biotechnology. 18. Primary and secondary plant products (Alkaloids). 19. Bioreactors for cell culture. 20. Genetics of biological Nitrogen Fixation. 21. Human Genome Project. Appendices. Abbreviations. Bibliography. Glossary. Author index. Subject index.

"Molecular Biology and Biotechnology has been primarily written to meet the requirements of students of botany/zoology/microbiology/molecular biology/biotechnology. The book contains twenty one chapters providing up-to-date and all basic information on various important facets of molecular biology and biotechnology."