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Fly Pushing: The Theory and Practice of Drosophila Genetics 2nd Edition

by Ralph J Greenspan (Author)
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A second edition of the classic handbook has become a standard in the Drosophila field. This edition is expanded to include topics in which classical genetic strategies have been augmented with new molecular tools. Included are such new techniques as homologous recombination, RNAi, new mapping techniques, and new mosaic marking techniques.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0879697113
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0879697112
  3. Edition
    2nd
  4. Publisher
    Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
  5. Publication date
    July 7, 2004
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    9.3 x 0.8 x 6.9 inches
  8. Print length
    191 pages
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"It is a must for all postdocs or graduate...and should be in the library of every Drosophila lab." --Nature

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press; 2nd edition (July 7, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover-spiral ‏ : ‎ 191 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0879697113
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0879697112
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.28 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.3 x 0.8 x 6.9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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livelearnlove
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Fly Genetics Book
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2013
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I used this to complement the fly genetics portion in the Genetics class I was taking. It was a great help and I highly recommend it students taking their first Genetics course at undergraduate or graduate level.
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Jane
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2015
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Excellent and very well written! Highly recommend it!
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Dianne Fair
4.0 out of 5 stars I use this book as a reference when culturing fruit ...
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2015
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I use this book as a reference when culturing fruit flies for a Genetics course. It is also an entertaining read for when the autoclave is down and I'm waiting for the repair man to arrive!
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Jayhawk Fan
4.0 out of 5 stars Great for Drosophila work or class over this model system
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2007
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I'm a first year grad student, and I can't say enough good things about this book! It was extremely helpful in my lab rotation as well as my upper level genetics course (covered genetic model systems)
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sonial
5.0 out of 5 stars terrific book
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2008
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This book is very good. It wrote in a very simple , funny way, and i like it very much.
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M&J
5.0 out of 5 stars Basics when working with flies
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2014
A basic when you work with flies. Not so pricy that I would highly recommend people to get one !
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François R
5.0 out of 5 stars The Bible of the Fly Pusher!!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2002
A really must-have!!!
The basics, the tips,
all for manipulating drosophila at the beginning and even later.
Here you'll find a lot of informations about balancers, recombinations, how to do crosses, markers, etc...
A very good introduction to the drosophila world!
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malena
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book! Love it
Reviewed in Canada on September 8, 2017
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Great book! Love it! Also the seller was very professional and helpful in answering my questions with regards to delivery.
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SUKALPA MONDAL
5.0 out of 5 stars simple.. elegant and back to basics and if ...
Reviewed in India on September 20, 2015
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simple..elegant and back to basics and if you are really interested in drosophila..it will be your go to book
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れっとらか
5.0 out of 5 stars ショウジョウバエ素人でも専門知識がわかる
Reviewed in Japan on July 21, 2012
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ショウジョウバエって、植え継ぎ大変、組み換え体封じ込め大変で、とても素人には手が出せない、というのが普通の考えだと思います。一部のプロの方以外には縁がありません。私が学生時代、ショウジョウバエが専門の先生の講義を受けたときにも、ホメオボックスがどうだとか、トランスポゾンがどうだとかいう話は教わりましたが、例えば、ショウジョウバエの遺伝学を理解するのに不可欠なバランサーという概念は、教わった記憶がありません。私が忘れてしまったのかもしれませんが。

そんな、素人の私が、あるショウジョウバエの遺伝子に興味を持ち、文献を読みこなすために買ったのがこの本です。基本から応用まで実に細かく書いてあります。実験書はネット上にも存在しますが、独特なショウジョウバエの遺伝学の理論をこれほどくわしく書いた本はないと思います。

ショウジョウバエの研究室に所属して、師匠がいらっしゃる方には、ひょっとして、常識ばかりかもしれませんが、私のような素人には、実にありがたい本です。
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たちゃちゃ
3.0 out of 5 stars 英語力が必要
Reviewed in Japan on April 29, 2013
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ショウジョウバエの実験をすることになり、基礎知識を付けようと思い購入し早速読み進めているのですが、
図解や絵などに乏しく、ショウジョウバエに関する予備知識と英語力が必要だと思いました。

恐らく、どちらかというと平坦で口語的な英語で示されているため、帰国子女かネイティブの方なら読みやすいとは思いますが、大学受験の英語に慣れている方には、ショウジョウバエに精通している方が周囲にいないで独学でこれを読了するのは少々難しいと思います。
ですが、日本語で出版されているショウジョウバエに関する教科書はほぼ皆無であるため、fly pushingを読むことは避けられないと思います。
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