Mutational analysis of the human mitochondrial genome branches into the realm of bacterial genetics

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 749-755

  Howell, Neil ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

BACTERIAL GENETICS; CELL ORGANELLE; CHLOROPLAST; EDITORIAL; GENE MUTATION; GENOME; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRION; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENE DELETION; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; ORGANELLES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0029842487     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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