African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Generation of gua1 deletion using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-mediated gene disruption method in fission yeast, Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Merve YILMAZER
  • Merve YILMAZER
  • Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Bedia PALABIYIK
  • Bedia PALABIYIK
  • Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Aysegul TOPAL SARIKAYA
  • Aysegul TOPAL SARIKAYA
  • Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, School of Medicine, Yeni Yuzyil University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Semian KARAER UZUNER
  • Semian KARAER UZUNER
  • Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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  •  Received: 09 May 2017
  •  Accepted: 14 June 2017
  •  Published: 05 July 2017

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