Recombinase-directed chromosome engineering in plants

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 181-186

  Ow, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINASE;

CHROMOSOME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0029863701     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(96)80010-3     Document Type: Article

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