Gene targeting from laboratory to livestock: Current status and emerging concepts

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1278-1292

  Laible, Götz ^a   Alonso González, Lucia ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Gene targeting; Homologous recombination; Somatic cells; Transgenic animal

Indexed keywords

CURRENT STATUS; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC MAKE-UP; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; LIVESTOCK ANIMALS; LOW FREQUENCY; SELECTION SCHEME; SOMATIC CELL NUCLEAR TRANSFERS; SOMATIC CELLS; STATE OF THE ART; TRANSGENESIS; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; TRANSGENIC ANIMALS;

AGRICULTURE; CELL MEMBRANES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANIMALS;

PARVOVIRUS VECTOR; TRICHOSTATIN A; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

BREEDING; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA REPAIR; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; GENE LOCUS; GENE TARGETING; GENE TECHNOLOGY; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC SELECTION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOMATIC CELL; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FORECASTING; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70350097375     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.200900006     Document Type: Review

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