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Production of auxotrophic mutants in ferns

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

Peter S. Carlson
Peter S. Carlson
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520

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A method has been devised for the selection of auxotrophic mutants in higher plants. The method depends upon the incorporation of BUdR into the DNA of non-auxotrophic cells and upon its lack of incorporation into the DNA of auxotrophic cells. A wide range of auxotrophic types were recovered.

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Short Papers
Information
Genetics Research , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , December 1969 , pp. 337 - 339
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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