Homologous recombination and double-strand break repair in the transformation of Rhizopus oryzae

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 268, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 397-406

  Skory, C D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Mucorales; Recombination; Rhizopus; Transformation; Zygomycota

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHY; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA VECTOR; ENZYME DEGRADATION; FUNGAL GENE; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOPUS ORYZAE;

BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA PRIMERS; DNA REPLICATION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; RHIZOPUS;

FUNGI; MUCORALES; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS ORYZAE; ZYGOMYCOTA;

EID: 0036434440     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-002-0760-8     Document Type: Article

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