CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing and gene replacement in plants: Transitioning from lab to field

Plant Science

Volumn 240, Issue , 2015, Pages 130-142

  Schaeffer, Scott M ^a   Nakata, Paul A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cas9; CRISPR; Crop improvement; Gene editing; Gene knock in

Indexed keywords

CLUSTERED REGULARLY INTERSPACED SHORT PALINDROMIC REPEAT; CROP; GENETICS; GENOMICS; PLANT; PLANT BREEDING; RNA EDITING;

CLUSTERED REGULARLY INTERSPACED SHORT PALINDROMIC REPEATS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; GENOMICS; PLANT BREEDING; PLANTS; RNA EDITING;

EID: 84941956073     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: 18732259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2015.09.011     Document Type: Review

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