Herbicide resistance caused by spontaneous mutation of the cytoskeletal protein tubulin

Nature

Volumn 393, Issue 6682, 1998, Pages 260-263

  Anthony, Richard G ^a   Waldin, Teresa R ^a   Ray, John A ^b   Bright, Simon W J ^b   Hussey, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b JEALOTT S HILL RESEARCH STATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; HERBICIDE;

ARTICLE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RESISTANCE; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELLS, CULTURED; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, PLANT; DRUG RESISTANCE; HERBICIDES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POACEAE; POINT MUTATION; TUBULIN; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032554815     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/30484     Document Type: Article

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