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This work presents new information on the structure and organization of B hordein genes in the Hor 2 locus of barley. Data obtained by Southern blot analysis and cloning and sequencing of different members of this multigene family are discussed.
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Vicente-Carbajosa, J., Beritashvili, D.R., Kraev, A.S. et al. Conserved structure and organization of B hordein genes in the Hor 2 locus of barley. Plant Mol Biol 18, 453–458 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00040661
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00040661