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Induction of phenotypic variation by activation of genes harbouring a maize Spm element in their promoter regions using a TnpA-VP16 fusion protein.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Feb 2008
Sorokin Alexander P, Walsh Sean, Baumann Kim, Nichols John, Bevan Michael, Jones Jonathan D G, Martin Cathie, Clarke Jonathan H
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For many crops, a narrowing genetic base is becoming an increasingly significant problem for improvements made through breeding. Commonly used breeding procedures systematically reduce genetic diversity within elite gene pools. Here we describe a new technique for activation of genes in lines carrying Spm or dSpm transposon insertions. Activation of genes in Arabidopsis harbouring Spm or dSpm insertions in their...
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