cauliflower mosaic virus

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Food Biotechnology

(Abbreviation CaMV). A DNA virus affecting cauliflower and many other dicot species. Its importance is due to the promoter of its 35S ribosomal DNA, which is constitutively active in most plant tissues, and has therefore been widely used as a promoter for the expression of transgenes.

UN Food and Agriculture Organization — Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture