DNA transposons: Nature and applications in genomics

Current Genomics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-128

  Muñoz López, Martín ^a   García Pérez, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

DNA transposons; Insertional mutagenesis; PiggyBac; Sleeping beauty; Tc1 mariner elements; Tol2; Transgenesis; Transposable elements

Indexed keywords

REPETITIVE DNA;

GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENOMICS; LONG TERMINAL REPEAT; PROMOTER REGION; RETROPOSON; REVIEW; TRANSGENICS; TRANSPOSON;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77950394199     PISSN: 13892029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920210790886871     Document Type: Review

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