The organisations of hereditary information

BioSystems

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 245-255

  Paton, Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epigenetic system; Gene; Hierarchy; Syntax semantics; Talkback

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; ECOLOGY; GENOME; INHERITANCE; LITERATURE; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0031023014     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-2647(96)01652-8     Document Type: Article

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