Genomic stability and long-term transgene expression in poplar

Transgenic Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1167-1178

  Fladung, Matthias ^a   Hoenicka, Hans ^a   Raj Ahuja, M ^a,b  

^a Thuenen Institute (TI) of Forest Genetics   (Germany)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic transformation; Genomic changes; Transgene insertion; Transgene stability; Transgenic trees

Indexed keywords

POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

BACTERIAL DNA; T DNA; T-DNA;

ARTICLE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT CELL; POPULUS; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TREE;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; PLANT CELLS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POPULUS; TRANSGENES; TREES;

EID: 84891665411     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-013-9719-2     Document Type: Article

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