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Detection and quantification of in vitro-culture induced chimerism using simple sequence repeat (SSR) analysis in Theobroma cacao (L.).
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Dec 2004
Rodríguez López Carlos M, Wetten Andrew C, Wilkinson Michael J
Abstract excerpt
Mutation rates are often elevated in plants regenerated from in vitro culture, giving rise to so-called 'somaclonal variation'. Detailed characterisation of mutation profiles that arise during culture should improve our understanding of processes influencing mutation and allow the selection of protocols yielding the fewest/least severe changes. Somatic mutations will usually produce genetic chimeras where...
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