Aberrant splicing of intron 1 leads to the heterogeneous 5' UTR and decreased expression of waxy gene in rice cultivars of intermediate amylose content

Plant Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 459-465

  Cai, Xiu Lng ^a   Wang, Zong Yang ^b   Xing, Yan Yan ^a   Zhang, Jing Liu ^a   Hong, Meng Min ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOSE; CULTIVAR; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; DNA SPLICING; INTRON; MITOCHONDRIAL RNA; PLANT GENETICS; RICE;

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EID: 0032077096     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00126.x     Document Type: Article

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