Application of CRISPR/Cas9 in plant biology

Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 292-302

  Liu, Xuan ^a   Wu, Surui ^a   Xu, Jiao ^a   Sui, Chun ^a   Wei, Jianhe ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL PLANT DEVELOPMENT   (China)

Author keywords

CRISPR Cas system; Gene editing technology; Gene modification; Plant biology; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CRISPR CAS SYSTEM; GENE EDITING; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN;

EID: 85014866099     PISSN: 22113835     EISSN: 22113843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2017.01.002     Document Type: Review

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