Overview of the potential of microRNAs and their target gene detection for cassava (Manihot esculenta) improvement

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 2562-2573

  Amiteye, Samuel ^a,b   Corral, José M ^b   Sharbel, Timothy F ^b  

^a Ghana Atomic Energy Commission   (Ghana)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cassava; Characterization; Improvement; MicroRNAS; Target genes

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; MICRORNA 156A; MICRORNA 156B; MICRORNA 156C; MICRORNA 156D; MICRORNA 156E; MICRORNA 156F; MICRORNA 156G; MICRORNA 157A; MICRORNA 157B; MICRORNA 157C; MICRORNA 157D; MICRORNA 159A; MICRORNA 159B; MICRORNA 160A; MICRORNA 160B; MICRORNA 160C; MICRORNA 162A; MICRORNA 162B; MICRORNA 166A; MICRORNA 166B; MICRORNA 166C; MICRORNA 166D; MICRORNA 166E; MICRORNA 166F; MICRORNA 166G; MICRORNA 167A; NUCLEOTIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BASE PAIRING; BIOGENESIS; BIOINFORMATICS; CASSAVA; CROP PRODUCTION; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE CONTROL; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 79954455567     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb10.017     Document Type: Review

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