Analysis of ribosomal RNA genes in somatic hybrids between wild and cultivated Solanum species

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-20

  Harding, K ^a   Millam, S ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Plant breeding; Protoplasts; Ribosomal RNA genes; Somatic fusion

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYBRID CELL; INTERGENIC SPACER REGION; METHYLATION; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENETICS; RESTRICTION ENZYME ANALYSIS; RIBOSOMAL RNA;

ALKYLATION; METHYLATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); RNA;

DNA METHYLATION; PLANT BREEDING; PROTOPLAST; REGULATORY FACTORS; RIBOSOMAL RNA; RIBOSOMAL RNA GENE; RNA GENES; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SOMATIC FUSION; SOMATIC HYBRIDS;

GENE EXPRESSION;

SOLANUM MEGISTACROLOBUM; SOLANUM SANCTAE-ROSAE; SOLANUM SPARSIPILUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0033036896     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009618311294     Document Type: Article

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