Analysis of T-DNA/host-plant DNA junction sequences in single-copy transgenic barley lines

Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-55

  Bartlett, Joanne G ^a   Smedley, Mark A ^a   Harwood, Wendy A ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flanking sequence; Junction sequence; T DNA integration; Transgene; Transgenic barley

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901381569     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20797737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/biology3010039     Document Type: Article

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