Targeted Gene Manipulation in Plants Using the CRISPR/Cas Technology

Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 251-262

  Zhang, Dandan ^a   Li, Zhenxiang ^a   Li, Jian Feng ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CRISPR Cas technology; Gene knockout; Genome editing; Plants

Indexed keywords

CLUSTERED REGULARLY INTERSPACED SHORT PALINDROMIC REPEAT; GENOME; KNOCKOUT GENE; MAMMAL; ANIMAL; CRISPR CAS SYSTEM; GENE EDITING; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; PLANT; PLANT GENOME; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS; GENE EDITING; GENOME, PLANT; GENOMICS; HUMANS; PLANTS;

EID: 84975179107     PISSN: 16738527     EISSN: 18735533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2016.03.001     Document Type: Review

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