Altering fibroin heavy chain gene of silkworm Bombyx mon by homologous recombination

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 116-

  Zhao, Yun ^a   Chen, Xiu ^b   Peng, Wei Ping ^b   Dong, Liang ^a   Huang, Jun Ting ^b   Lu, Chang De ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

GFP; Homologous recombination; Silkworm(Bombyx mori); Synthetic fibroin like gene; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444367359     PISSN: 05829879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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