A tobacco matrix attachment region reduces the loss of transgene expression in the progeny of transgenic tobacco plants

Plant Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 253-263

  Ülker, Bekir ^a   Allen, George C ^a   Thompson, William F ^a   Spiker, Steven ^a   Weissinger, Arthur K ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKCROSSING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; MICROPROJECTILE BOMBARDMENT; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 0033041546     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1999.00453.x     Document Type: Article

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