Suppression of gene expression by homologous transgenes.

doi:10.1007/BF00871948

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Suppression of gene expression by homologous transgenes.

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - 1 Jan 1994

Cogoni C, Romano N, Macino G

Abstract excerpt

When a wild-type strain of Neurospora crassa is transformed with different portions of the carotenogenic albino 1 or albino 3 genes, up to 30-35% of the transformants show an albino phenotype. The albino transformants presented a variety of phenotypes ranging from white or yellow to dark yellow c...

Topics

Carotenoids
Gene Expression
Genes, Fungal
Methylation
Multigene Family
Neurospora crassa
Phenotype
Pigmentation
Plants
RNA, Antisense
Suppression, Genetic
Transcription, Genetic
Transformation, Genetic

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