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Level up to chromosome restructuring

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CRISPR–Cas technology now enables chromosome structural engineering in plants.

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Fig. 1: Flow chart for CRISPR-mediated chromosomal restructuring in plants via tissue culture-based transformation systems.
Fig. 2: CRISPR-mediated chromosome restructuring to break genetic linkage groups.

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    Keunsub Lee & Kan Wang

  2. Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA

    Keunsub Lee & Kan Wang

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