Diversification of exogenous genes in vivo in Neurospora

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 62, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 544-549

  Catcheside, D E A ^a   Rasmussen, J P ^a   Yeadon, P J ^a   Bowring, F J ^a   Cambareri, E B ^b   Kato, E ^b   Gabe, J ^b   Stuart, W D ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Neugenesis Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCAN SYNTHASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MEIOSIS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; PROGENY;

CELLULASE; DNA SHUFFLING; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, FUNGAL; HETEROZYGOTE; HISTIDINE; HYDRO-LYASES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA-CHAINS; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS); TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

FUNGI; INSERTION SEQUENCES; MYXOGASTRIA; NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 0242575077     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-003-1327-2     Document Type: Article

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