A genetic appraisal of a new synthetic Nicotiana tabacum (Solanaceae) and the Kostoff synthetic tobacco

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 875-883

  Lim, K Yoong ^a   Souckova Skalicka, Kamila ^b   Sarasan, Viswambharan ^c   Clarkson, James J ^c   Chase, Mark W ^c   Kovarik, Ales ^b   Leitch, Andrew R ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^c ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromosomes; Evolution; Fertility; Polyploidy; Ribosomal DNA; Synthetic tobacco

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; POLYPLOIDY; TOBACCO;

ARABIDOPSIS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA SYLVESTRIS; NICOTIANA TABACUM; NICOTIANA TOMENTOSIFORMIS; SOLANACEAE;

EID: 33744744079     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.93.6.875     Document Type: Article

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