Comparative analysis of non-random DNA repair following Ac transposon excision in maize and Arabidopsis

Plant Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1419-1427

  Rinehart, Timothy A ^a   Dean, Caroline ^b   Weil, Clifford F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT DNA;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME MAP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFORMATION; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA REPAIR; GENETICS; MAIZE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TRANSPOSON;

ARABIDOPSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA REPAIR; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, PLANT; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; ZEA MAYS;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031467948     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.1997.12061419.x     Document Type: Article

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