Plant Gene Silencing: Mechanisms and Applications

Plant Gene Silencing: Mechanisms and Applications
ISBN-10
1780647670
ISBN-13
9781780647678
Category
Science
Pages
223
Language
English
Published
2017-05-29
Publisher
CABI
Author
Tamas Dalmay

Description

Plant gene silencing is a crucially important phenomenon in gene expression and epigenetics. This book describes the way small RNA is produced and acts to silence genes, its likely origins in defence against viruses, and also its potential to improve plants. Plant gene silencing can be used to improve industrial traits, make plants more nutritious or more valuable to consumers, to remove allergens, and to improve resistance to weeds and pathogens.

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