Simultaneous excision of two transgene flanking sequences and resolution of complex integration loci

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 23-32

  Kumar, Sandeep ^a   Thompson, William F ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex transgene locus resolution; Plant transformation; Sequence excision; Site specific recombination; Transgene expression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC VECTORS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TRANSGENES;

EID: 56949087607     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-008-9402-9     Document Type: Article

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