Chromosome manipulation by cre-lox recombination

Mobile DNA II

Volumn , Issue , 2022, Pages 38-58

  Sauer, Brian ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cre recombinase; Cre lox p system; Genetic manipulation; Recombination mediated gene ablation; Somatic mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85158013737     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1128/9781555817954.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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