Recombination in the plant genome and its application in biotechnology

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-31

  Vergunst, Annette C ^a   Hooykaas, Paul J J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium T DNA; Cre lox; End joining; Gene targeting; Homologous recombination; Illegitimate recombination; Site specific recombination

Indexed keywords

DNA RECOMBINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC DIVERSITY; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GENOME; POPULATION GENETICS; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 0032992664     PISSN: 07352689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-2689(99)00385-8     Document Type: Review

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