The probability of occurrence of oligomer motifs in the human genome and genomic microheterogeneity

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 311-318

  MacLeod, Michael C ^a   Johnston, Dennis A ^a   LaBate, Michael ^a   White, R Allen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; OLIGOMER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DATA BASE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOME; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030596730     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0133     Document Type: Article

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