Three TERT genes in Nicotiana tabacum

• Authors: SÝKOROVÁ Eva; FULNEČKOVÁ Jana; MOKROŠ Petr; FAJKUS Jiří; FOJTOVÁ Miloslava; PEŠKA Vratislav
• Year of publication: 2012
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Chromosome Research
• MU Faculty or unit: Central European Institute of Technology
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10577-012-9282-3
• Field: Genetics and molecular biology
• Keywords: telomerase; telomere; TERT; evolution; Solanaceae; polyploidy
• Description: Telomerase is essential for proper functioning of telomeres in eukaryotes.The putative function, copy number and evolutionary origin of these NtTERT sequence variants are discussed.

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