The specificity of homeotic gene function

BioEssays

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1995, Pages 855-863

  Mann, Richard S ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; DNA; DROSOPHILA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0029379593     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: 15211878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950171007     Document Type: Review

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