Transgene-induced RNA interference: A strategy for overcoming gene redundancy in polyploids to generate loss-of-function mutations

Plant Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 114-121

  Lawrence, Richard J ^a   Pikaard, Craig S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allopolyploid; Arabidopsis suecica; DDM1; DNA methylation; RNAi

Indexed keywords

GENES; RNA;

GENETIC ANALYSIS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYPLOIDY; RHIZOBIUM; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; TRANSGENES;

AGROBACTERIUM; ARABIDOPSIS ARENOSA; ARABIDOPSIS SUECICA; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0141872958     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01857.x     Document Type: Article

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