The low level of activity of Arabidopsis thaliana Tag1 transposon correlates with the absence of two minor transcripts in Medicago truncatula

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 317-328

  D'Erfurth, Isabelle ^a   Cosson, Viviane ^a   Mondy, Samuel ^a   Brocard, Lysiane ^a   Kondorosi, Adam ^a,b   Ratet, Pascal ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Insertion mutagenesis; Legumes; Transposable elements

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; COLUMBIA; INSERTION MUTAGENESIS; LEGUME; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; TRANSGENIC LINES; TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS;

MUTAGENESIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA;

EID: 33746686292     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11032-006-9003-8     Document Type: Article

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