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DNA-mediated genetic correction of thiamineless Arabidopsis thaliana

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Thiamineless mutants of Arabidopsis were corrected by treating the seeds with DNA preparations from various bacteria. Possible mechanisms for this are discussed.

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  1. Section de Biochimie cellulaire, Radiobiologie, Centre d'Etude de l'Energie Nucléaire, Mol, Belgium

    R. Huart

  2. Laboratorium voor Plantengenetica, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

    M. Jacobs

  3. Also at Department de Génétique moléculaire, Université de Liège, Belgium

    L. Ledoux

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Ledoux, L., Huart, R. & Jacobs, M. DNA-mediated genetic correction of thiamineless Arabidopsis thaliana. Nature 249, 17–21 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/249017a0

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