Molecular operations for DNA processing in hypotrichous ciliates

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 241-260

  Prescott, David M ^a   Ehrenfeucht, Andrzej ^b   Rozenberg, Grzegorz ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DNA computation; Gene assembly; Macronuclear development; Scrambled genes

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA;

EID: 0001589945     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0932-4739-00807     Document Type: Article

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