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In the following sections, a series of step-by-step protocols for standard molecular techniques widely used in the characterization of transgenic plants and in gene expression studies with plant cells are compiled.
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Fütterer, J. et al. (1995). Standard Molecular Techniques for the Analysis of Transgenic Plants. In: Potrykus, I., Spangenberg, G. (eds) Gene Transfer to Plants. Springer Lab Manual. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79247-2_25
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