Expression of single copies of a strongly expressed 35S transgene can be silenced post-transcriptionally

Plant Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 787-797

  Elmayan, Taline ^a   Vaucheret, Hervé ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0000758988     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1996.9060787.x     Document Type: Article

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