protoplast fusion

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protoplast fusion [′prōd·ə‚plast ‚fyü·zhən]

(genetics)

A technique by which two protoplasts are fused to form hybrid cells that can grow into mature hybrid organisms; usually performed on plants.

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No references found			Sreenath and his team hope that, once they have it, they will be able to use protoplast fusion to induce the gene fragments of fuse with a more commercially viable cultivar and create the first caffeine-free Arabica or Robusta. ENCOURAGING COFFEE ECOLOGY IN INDIA by Tea & Coffee Trade Journal Using a mix of conventional and advanced breeding techniques -- such as anther culture, tissue culture, hybrid sorting, and protoplast fusion -- B&W eventually produced Y-1. Some cigarette makers manipulate nicotine by Raloff, Janet / Science News Their current approach -- protoplast fusion -- merges the contents of a cell from each selected genus, and then regenerates the hybrid. Helping nature protect plants by Science News			Proton Synchrotron proton vector magnetometer proton-electron-proton reaction proton-induced x-ray emission proton-proton chain proton-proton cycle proton-proton reaction proton-proton scattering proton-recoil counter proton-rich nucleus protonate protonation Protonema Protonephridium protonic acid protonium Protopathic Sensibility protophilic protophloem Protophyta protoplanet protoplanet theory protoplanetary disk Protoplasm Protoplast protoplast fusion protopodite Protopopov, Aleksandr Protopopov, Aleksandr Dmitreyevich Protopopov, Aleksandr Dmitrievich Protopteridales Protopterus protoquartzite protore Protosireninae Protospondyli Protostar Protostele Protostomia protostratigraphy Protostyly Protosuchia protosun Protosynthex Protot, Charles Louis Eugene Protot, Charles Louis Eugène Prototheria prototroch Prototroph prototrophic prototropy			Protoplanetory disc Protoplanetory disc Protoplanets Protoplanets protoplasm protoplasm protoplasm protoplasmal protoplasmal protoplasmal protoplasmatic protoplasmatic protoplasmatic protoplasmic protoplasmic protoplasmic protoplasmic astrocyte protoplasmic astrocyte protoplasmic bridge protoplasmic bridge protoplasmic bridge protoplasmic bridge protoplasmic bridge protoplasmic streaming protoplasmic streaming protoplasmic streaming protoplast protoplast protoplast protoplast protoplast fusion Protoplasta protoplastic protoplastic protoplastic protoplastic Protoplasts Protoplasts Protoplasts Protoplasts protoplatelet protopod protopod Protopodite Protopodite protopodites protopodites protopods protopods Protopop Avvakum Protopope Protopopov, Aleksandr Protopopov, Aleksandr Dmitreyevich Protopopov, Aleksandr Dmitrievich protoporphyria protoporphyria protoporphyria Protoporphyria, erythropoietic protoporphyrin protoporphyrin protoporphyrin III

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