Extensive homologous recombination between introduced and native regulatory plastid DNA elements in transplastomic plants

Transgenic Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 559-572

  Gray, Benjamin N ^a   Ahner, Beth A ^a   Hanson, Maureen R ^b  

^a Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloroplast; Homologous recombination; Plastid; Tobacco; Transplastomic

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

PLANT DNA; RECOMBINANT DNA;

ARTICLE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; PLASTID; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

DNA, PLANT; DNA, RECOMBINANT; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLASTIDS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TOBACCO;

EID: 69449105603     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-009-9246-3     Document Type: Article

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