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Genetic chimerism of Vitis vinifera cv. Chardonnay 96 is maintained through organogenesis but not somatic embryogenesis.
BMC plant biology - 29 Sept 2005
Bertsch Christophe, Kieffer Flore, Maillot Pascale, Farine Sibylle, Butterlin Gisèle, Merdinoglu Didier, Walter Bernard
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BACKGROUND: Grapevine can be a periclinal chimera plant which is composed at least of two distinct cell layers (L1, L2). When the cell layers of this plant are separated by passage through somatic embryogenesis, regenerated plants could show distinct DNA profiles and a novel phenotype which proved different from that of the parent plant. RESULTS: Genetically Chardonnay clone 96 is a periclinal chimera plant in...
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