Targeted Genetic Modification in Crops Using Site-Directed Nucleases

Genetically Modified Organisms in Food: Production, Safety, Regulation and Public Health

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 133-145

  Collonnier, Cécile ^a   Nogué, Fabien ^a   Casacuberta, Josep M ^b  

^a INSTITUT JEAN PIERRE BOURGIN   (France)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURAL GENOMICS CRAG   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; CRISPR Cas; Gene targeting; Genetic engineering; Genetically modified plants; Meganuclease; Mutagenesis; Site directed nuclease; TALEN; Zinc finger nuclease

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960809359     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978012802259700013-0     Document Type: Chapter

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