Analysis of the functional activity of the 1.4-kb 5′-region of the rice actin 1 gene in stable transgenic plants of maize (Zea mays L.)

Plant Science

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-84

  Zhong, Heng ^a   Zhang, Shibo ^a   Warkentin, Donal ^a   Sun, Baolin ^a   Wu, Tiyun ^b   Wu, Ray ^b   Sticklen, Mariam B ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Rice actin 1 gene (Act1); Shoot meristem; Transgenic maize; glucuronidase (GUS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002146881     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-9452(96)04369-5     Document Type: Article

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