Gene stability in transgenic aspen (Populus). I. Flanking DNA sequences and T-DNA structure

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 260, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 574-581

  Fladung, M ^a  

^a Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flanking DNA; Reversion; T DNA border; Target site

Indexed keywords

PLANT DNA; PRIMER DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; ENHANCER REGION; GENETIC STABILITY; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GROWTH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSGENE; TREE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CHROMOSOME FRAGILITY; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, PLANT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TREES;

EID: 0032903846     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050931     Document Type: Article

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