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Assaying chimeric genes in plants: The GUS gene fusion system

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Jefferson, R.A. Assaying chimeric genes in plants: The GUS gene fusion system. Plant Mol Biol Rep 5, 387–405 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02667740

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