Plant artificial chromosome technology and its potential application in genetic engineering

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1175-1182

  Yu, Weichang ^a   Yau, Yuan Yeu ^b   Birchler, James A ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Food security; Gene stacking; Genetic engineering; Plant artificial chromosome; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME; CROP; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; PLANT; PROCEDURES; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGRICULTURE; CHROMOSOMES, ARTIFICIAL; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC VECTORS; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; PLANTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TRANSGENES;

EID: 84941702067     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12466     Document Type: Review

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