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Rights & Permissions Free Resources Display this book on your site! Related Titles Indicators for Waterborne Pathogens Catalyzing Inquiry at the Interface of Computing and Biology Other Related Titles Molecular Biology in Marine Science: Scientific Questions, Technological Approaches, and Practical Implications (1994) Ocean Studies Board (OSB) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page XI   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. CONTENTS     EXECUTIVE SUMMARY   1  CHAPTER 1.   INTRODUCTION   7  CHAPTER 2.   LIFE IN THE OCEANS: TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS   11      Scientific Questions   11      Techniques to Address the Scientific Questions   15      Practical Implications   23  CHAPTER 3.   PHYSIOLOGICAL, BIOCHEMICAL, AND GENETIC STATUS OF MARINE ORGANISMS   29      Scientific Questions   29      Techniques to Address the Scientific Questions   31      Practical Implications   34  CHAPTER 4.   MARINE ORGANISMS AS MODEL SYSTEMS   39      Scientific Questions   39      Techniques to Address the Scientific Questions   46      Practical Implications   47  CHAPTER 5.   CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   49      Scientific Questions   49      Techniques to Address the Scientific Questions   52      Practical Implications   53  CHAPTER 6.   RECOMMENDATIONS   59     REFERENCES   65 Page XI Front Matter (R1-R10) Contents (R11-R12) Executive Summary (1-6) 1 Introduction (7-10) 2 Life in the Oceans: Temporal and Spatial Distributions (11-28) 3 Physiological, Biochemical, and Genetic Status of Marine Organisms (29-38) 4 Marine Organisms as Model Systems (39-48) 5 Chemical Ecology (49-58) 6 Recommendations (59-64) References (65-76)

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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY IN MARINE SCIENCE: SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS, TECHNOLOGICAL APPROACHES, AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS CONTENTS     EXECUTIVE SUMMARY   1  CHAPTER 1.   INTRODUCTION   7  CHAPTER 2.   LIFE IN THE OCEANS: TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS   11      Scientific Questions   11      Techniques to Address the Scientific Questions   15      Practical Implications   23  CHAPTER 3.   PHYSIOLOGICAL, BIOCHEMICAL, AND GENETIC STATUS OF MARINE ORGANISMS   29      Scientific Questions   29      Techniques to Address the Scientific Questions   31      Practical Implications   34  CHAPTER 4.   MARINE ORGANISMS AS MODEL SYSTEMS   39      Scientific Questions   39      Techniques to Address the Scientific Questions   46      Practical Implications   47  CHAPTER 5.   CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   49      Scientific Questions   49      Techniques to Address the Scientific Questions   52      Practical Implications   53  CHAPTER 6.   RECOMMENDATIONS   59     REFERENCES   65

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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY IN MARINE SCIENCE: SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS, TECHNOLOGICAL APPROACHES, AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS List of Tables  4-1   Examples of Biological Systems for Which Marine Animals Provide Unique Opportunities for Discovery   40  5-1   Purification of Polyphenolic Protein from Mytilus edulis from Rzepecki et al.   52 List of Figures  1-1   Overview of report structure   9  2-1   Universal phylogenetic tree determined from rRNA sequence comparisons   14  2-2   Theoretical combinations of electrophoretic mobilities and gene product identities   16  2-3   The daily carbon flux caught in sediment traps moored on the continental shelf, slope, and rise of the Mid-Atlantic Bight during April 1984   24  2-4   Total U.S. commercial landings and abundance indices for principal groundfish and flounders off the New England coast, 1960-1991   26  2-5   Status of U.S. living marine resources. Utilization and stock level relative to the level needed to support long-term potential yield   27  3-1   Relationship between transcription rate from the Ldh-B locus and the amount of LDH-B enzyme   33