Gametophyte-specific transposition of the maize Ds element in transgenic tobacco

Plant Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 569-578

  Firek, Simon ^b   Martin, David J ^b   Roberts, Michael R ^a   Sturgess, Faye ^b   Scott, Rod ^b   Draper, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030471510     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1996.10030569.x     Document Type: Article

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