Mutant genes of plant tubulins as selective marker genes for genetic engineering

Cytology and Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 156-166

  Yemets, A I ^a   Blume, Ya B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Green Foxtail; Plant Tubulin; Resistant Biotype; Selective Marker Gene; Tubulin Gene

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959286100     PISSN: 00954527     EISSN: 19349440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3103/S0095452707030048     Document Type: Article

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