Recombinase technology for precise genome engineering

Advances in New Technology for Targeted Modification of Plant Genomes

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 113-144

  Thomson, James G ^a   Blechl, Ann ^a  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Excision; Genome engineering; Integration; Inversion; Recombinase mediated cassette exchange (RMCE); Site specific recombination; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944617593     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2556-8_7     Document Type: Chapter

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