Applications of CRISPR/Cas9 technology for targeted mutagenesis, gene replacement and stacking of genes in higher plants

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1439-1450

  Luo, Ming ^a   Gilbert, Brian ^a   Ayliffe, Michael ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gene editing; GMO; Recombination; Targeting

Indexed keywords

CRISPR CAS SYSTEM; DNA REPAIR; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; PLANT; PLANT GENE; PLANT GENOME; PROCEDURES; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS; DNA REPAIR; GENE TARGETING; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOME, PLANT; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PLANTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EID: 84964999936     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-016-1989-8     Document Type: Review

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