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Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum).
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2006
Chitty Julie A, Allen Robert S, Larkin Philip J
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The genetic transformation of opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, offers the opportunity to study the mechanisms involved in the regulation of benzylisoquinoline and morphinan alkaloid biosynthesis. The development of an efficient transformation protocol for opium poppy has allowed us to transform a range of genotypes from all around the world, including previously recalcitrant high-yielding commercial Australian...
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