Reverse genetics in ecological research

PLoS ONE

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Schwachtje, Jens ^a   Kutschbach, Susan ^a   Baldwin, Ian T ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; PHYTOHORMONE; PLANT DNA; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGICAL GENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METABOLITE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NICOTIANA ATTENUATA; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PLANT; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HERBIVORE INTERACTION; PLANT REGENERATION; PLANT REPRODUCTION; SAMPLE SIZE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WILD TYPE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; ECOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETICS; RESEARCH; RHIZOBIUM; STANDARD; TECHNIQUE; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM; NICOTIANA ATTENUATA;

ECOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE SILENCING; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; METHODS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RESEARCH; RHIZOBIUM; TOBACCO; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

EID: 45249095400     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001543     Document Type: Article

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