Frequency and distance of transposition of a modified Dissociation element in transgenic tobacco

Transgenic Research

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 343-357

  Van Der Biezen, E A ^a,b   Cardol, E F ^a   Chung, H Y ^a   Nijkamp, H J J ^a   Hille, J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b SAINSBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ac Ds system; heterologous transposon tagging; Nicotiana tabacum; position effects; visual transposition assays

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0029861078     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01968944     Document Type: Article

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