Genomic stability and stability of expression in genetically modified plants

Acta Botanica Neerlandica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-24

  Maessen, G D F ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

genomic stability; position effect; risk assessment; silencing; transgent; transposable element

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030970001     PISSN: 00445983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/plb.1997.46.1.3     Document Type: Review

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