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rol-Genes of Agrobacterium rhizogenes

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Russian Journal of Genetics: Applied Research

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This review summarizes information about rol-genes which constitute a part of the T-DNA of Agrobacterium rhizogenes Ri-plasmid. The structure of each of rol-genes, their regulatory sequences, and the possible roles of rol-genes being transferred into the plant are discussed.

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Original Russian Text © O.A. Pavlova, T.V. Matveyeva, L.A. Lutova, 2013, published in Ekologicheskaya Genetika, 2013, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 59–68.

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Pavlova, O.A., Matveyeva, T.V. & Lutova, L.A. rol-Genes of Agrobacterium rhizogenes . Russ J Genet Appl Res 4, 137–145 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079059714020063

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