Recurrent onset of epigenetic silencing in rice harboring a multi-copy transgene

Plant Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 129-135

  Kumpatla, Siva P ^a   Hall, Timothy C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIALAPHOS; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; JKA 52-6; PLANT BREEDING; PROMOTER REGION; RICE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 0031896020     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00097.x     Document Type: Article

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