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PART I: GENES AND GENOME ORGANIZATION IN EUKARYOTES 1. DNA, Gene Structure, and DNA Replication 2. Transcription, Translation, and Regulation of Eukaryotic DNA 3. Nuclear and Extranuclear DNA in Insects 4. Genetic Systems, Genome Evolution, and Genetic Control of Embryonic Development in Insects PART II: MOLECULAR GENETIC TECHNIQUES 5. Some Basic Tools: How to Cut, Paste, Copy, Measure, Visualize, and Clone DNA 6. DNA Sequencing and the Evolution of the '-Omics' 7. DNA Amplification by the Polymerase Chain Reaction: Providing a Revolutionary Method for All Biologists 8. Transposable-Element Vectors and Other Methods to Genetically Modify Drosophila and Other Insects 9. CRISPR-Cas Genome Editing: Another Revolution in Molecular Biology PART III: APPLICATIONS IN ENTOMOLOGY 10. Sex Determination in Insects 11. Molecular Genetics of Insect Behavior 12. Molecular Systematics and the Evolution of Arthropods 13. Insect Population Ecology and Molecular Genetics 14. Genetic Modification of Pest and Beneficial Insects for Pest-Management Programs