Annals of Botany 91: 749-750, 2003
© 2003 Annals of Botany Company
Phillips, R.L. and Vasil, I.K. DNA-based markers in plants. 2nd edn.
DNA-based markers in plants. 2nd edn.
Phillips RL, Vasil IK. 2001.
Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
£130. 497 pp.
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The invitation to review this book came shortly before the start of an undergraduate lecture course that I give on the use of molecular markers in plant sciences, so it was an easy decision to accept the request. However, once the book arrived, what had begun as eager anticipation turned to dismay since the book seemed to consist largely of just a catalogue and description of molecular marker maps for a range of plant species (332 of the 497 pages). Now, I know that genetic maps are extremely useful tools in understanding the control of