The mouse formin (Fmn) gene: Genomic structure, novel exons, and genetic mapping

Genomics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 303-311

  Wang, Cindy C ^a   Chan, David C ^a   Leder, Philip ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

METHENAMINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXON; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; LIMB DEFORMITY; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031081493     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/geno.1996.4519     Document Type: Article

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