Open AccessMaize Adh1 as a monitor of environmental mutagens.
Author(s) -
Michael Freeling
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.782791
Subject(s) - mutagen , pollutant , environmental science , genetics , biology , computational biology , dna , ecology
The maize Adh1 gene is introduced, with citations. The use of this gene as a mutagen monitor is discussed, with emphasis on differentiating quantitative and qualitative parameters. A proper assessment of hazard from environmental pollutants requires data on possible mutagen specificities for different kinds of DNA.
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