Effects of genomic position and copy number of Acyl-ACP thioesterase transgenes on the level of the target fatty acids in Brassica napus L.

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-81

  Tang, Jihong ^a   Scarth, Rachael ^a   Fristensky, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brassica napus L.; Copy number; Fatty acid; Gene dosage; Genomic position; Thioesterase

Indexed keywords

OILS AND FATS; PALMITIC ACID; PLANTS (BOTANY); SITE SELECTION;

ACYL CARRIER PROTEINS; BRASSICA NAPUS L; COPY NUMBER; DOUBLED HAPLOID LINES; GENE DOSAGE; GENOMIC POSITIONS; THIOESTERASES; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENE COPY NUMBERS; TRANSGENICS;

GENES;

BRASSICA NAPUS; CUPHEA; EMBRYOPHYTA; ILEX COOKII; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS; ULMUS;

EID: 0042763792     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025495000264     Document Type: Article

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