Recombination between viral RNA and transgenic plant transcripts.

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Recombination between viral RNA and transgenic plant transcripts.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 11 Mar 1994

Greene A E, Allison R F

Abstract excerpt

Transformed plants expressing the 3' two-thirds of the cowpea chlorotic mottle virus (CCMV) capsid gene were inoculated with a CCMV deletion mutant lacking the 3' one-third of the capsid gene. Although the deletion inoculum replicates in inoculated cells, systemic infections occur only if recombi...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Base Sequence
Bromovirus
Capsid
Gene Deletion
Genes, Viral
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Plants, Genetically Modified
Plants, Toxic
RNA, Messenger
RNA, Viral
Recombination, Genetic
Nicotiana
Virus Replication

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