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Molecular Approaches to Studies of the Activities of Marine Organisms

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Molecular Approaches to the Study of the Ocean

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The aim of this chapter is to interweave the diverse concepts of oceanography and marine biology together with fundamentals of molecular biology. The ultimate goal is to highlight how molecular biological approaches can provide important information on the activities of organisms, in addition to providing important taxonomic and phylogenetic information.

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Zehr, J.P., Hiorns, W.D. (1998). Molecular Approaches to Studies of the Activities of Marine Organisms. In: Cooksey, K.E. (eds) Molecular Approaches to the Study of the Ocean. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4928-0_3

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