DNA Methylation Silences Exogenous Gene Expression in Transgenic Birch Progeny

The genetic stability of exogenous genes in the progeny of transgenic trees is extremely important in forest breeding; however, it remains largely unclear. We selected transgenic birch (Betula platyphylla) and its hybrid F1 progeny to investigate the expression stability and silencing mechanism of e...

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Main Authors: Minghao Ma, Xiaohui Chen, Yibo Yin, Ruixin Fan, Bo Li, Yaguang Zhan, Fansuo Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2020.523748/full