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Fractionation of alcohol dehydrogenase and α-amylase alleles from wheat in actinomycin-D/CsCl gradients

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Wheat alcohol dehydrogenase and α-amylase genes were fractionated and enriched in an actinomycin-D/CsCl gradient. The experiments illustrated may be of importance for cloning of DNA alleles in crop science.

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  1. Division of Plant Industry, CSIRO, P.O. Box 1600, 2601, Canberra, ACT, Australia

    L. E. Mitchell, B. S. Gill & R. Appels

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Mitchell, L.E., Gill, B.S. & Appels, R. Fractionation of alcohol dehydrogenase and α-amylase alleles from wheat in actinomycin-D/CsCl gradients. Pl Syst Evol 160, 61–64 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00936709

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