Characterisation of synthetically developed cry1Ab gene in transgenic tobacco chloroplasts

Turkish Journal of Botany

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 506-511

  Mirza, Safdar Ali ^a   Khan, Muhammad Sarwar ^b  

^a GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Characterisation; Synthetically developed cry1ab gene; Transgenic chloroplasts

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN; REGENERATION; SHOOT; TOBACCO;

EID: 84877863840     PISSN: 1300008X     EISSN: 13036106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/bot-1202-25     Document Type: Article

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