CRISPR/Cas9: an advanced tool for editing plant genomes

Transgenic Research

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 561-573

  Samanta, Milan Kumar ^a   Dey, Avishek ^a   Gayen, Srimonta ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

CRISPR Cas9; Genome editing; Plants; Sequence specific nucleases; TALENs; ZFNs

Indexed keywords

ZINC FINGER NUCLEASE;

CRISPR CAS SYSTEM; GENE EDITING; GENE TARGETING; GENETICS; PLANT; PLANT GENOME; PROCEDURES; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS; GENE EDITING; GENE TARGETING; GENOME, PLANT; PLANTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ZINC FINGER NUCLEASES;

EID: 84961574790     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: 15739368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-016-9953-5     Document Type: Review

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