Targeted recombination between homologous chromosomes for precise breeding in tomato

Targeted homologous recombination between parental chromosomes could facilitate precision breeding of crop plants. Here, Filler Hayutet al. show that CRISPR-Cas9 can be used to induce DNA double strand breaks in somatic tissue and achieve targeted recombination between homologs at an endogenous locu...

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Main Authors: Shdema Filler Hayut, Cathy Melamed Bessudo, Avraham A. Levy
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Nature Portfolio 2017-05-01
Colecção:Nature Communications
Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15605