Moving forward in determining the causes of mutations: The features of plants that make them suitable for assessing the impact of environmental factors and cell age

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1847-1855

  Whittle, C A ^a   Johnston, M O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell age; Environment; Genomic mutation rate; Model system; Plants

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENES; MUTAGENESIS;

CELL AGE; ENVIRONMENT; GENOMIC MUTATION RATE; MODEL SYSTEM; PLANTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CELL AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENT; GENOME; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

CELL AGING; ENVIRONMENT; GENOME, PLANT; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33745601075     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erj155     Document Type: Conference Paper

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