Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Rubber Biosynthetic Genes from Taraxacum koksaghyz

Thomas Schmidt1, Andrea Hillebrand2, David Wurbs2, Daniela Wahler2, Malte Lenders2, Christian Schulze Gronover3, Dirk Prüfer2,3
1#N#Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster#N#
2Institut für Biochemie und Biotechnologie der Pflanzen, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
3Fraunhofer Institut für Molekularbiologie und Angewandte Ökologie, Aachen, Germany

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