The GUS reporter gene system is already a powerful tool for the assessment of gene activity in transgenic plants. Further developments may lead to routine in vivo analysis and fusion genetics.
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Jefferson, R. The GUS reporter gene system. Nature 342, 837–838 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/342837a0
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