Applications and potential of genome editing in crop improvement

Abstract Genome-editing tools provide advanced biotechnological techniques that enable the precise and efficient targeted modification of an organism’s genome. Genome-editing systems have been utilized in a wide variety of plant species to characterize gene functions and improve agricultural traits....

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Main Authors: Yi Zhang, Karen Massel, Ian D. Godwin, Caixia Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Genome Biology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13059-018-1586-y