Biodiversity, genomes, and DNA sequence databases

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 686-691

  Leipe, Detlef D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; BIODIVERSITY; DATA BASE; DNA SEQUENCE; EUKARYOTE; FLAGELLATE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; MICROSPORA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALIA; DIPLOMONADIDA; EUKARYOTA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); MICROSPORIDIA; PROKARYOTA; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 0030460486     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(96)80021-9     Document Type: Article

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