Minos transposon causes germline transgenesis of the ascidian Ciona savignyi
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Germ-line transgenesis of the Tc1/mariner superfamily transposon Minos in Ciona intestinalis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Development, Growth and Differentiation
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0012-1592,1440-169X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-169x.2004.00742.x