Repression of the Ac-transposase gene promoter by Ac transposase

Plant Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 911-917

  Fridlender, Marcelo ^a   Harrison, Kate ^b   Jones, Jonathan D G ^b   Levy, Avraham A ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b SAINSBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0001404207     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1996.9060911.x     Document Type: Article

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