Using quantitative real-time PCR to detect chimeras in transgenic tobacco and apricot and to monitor their dissociation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The routine generation of transgenic plants involves analysis of transgene integration into the host genome by means of Southern blotting. However, this technique cannot distinguish between uniformly transformed tissues and the prese...

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Main Authors: Burgos Lorenzo, Faize Lydia, Faize Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:BMC Biotechnology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6750/10/53