Phyto-miRNA: A molecule with beneficial abilities for plant biotechnology

Gene

Volumn 683, Issue , 2019, Pages 28-34

  Sabzehzari, M ^a   Naghavi, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Delivering; Genome editing; Next generation sequencing; Phyto miRNAs; Plant engineering; Target mimicry

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; MOLECULAR MARKER; PLANT RNA;

BIOGENESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EDITING; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC VARIATION; LEGUME; MALE STERILITY; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GENE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT INFERTILITY; PLANT METABOLISM; PLANT STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATERING SERVICE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PLANT; PROCEDURES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SUPPLY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE SILENCING; MICRORNAS; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANTS; RNA, PLANT;

EID: 85054709450     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: 18790038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2018.09.054     Document Type: Review

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