Quasispecies in retrotransposons: A role for sequence variability in Tnt1 evolution

Genetica

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 109-117

  Casacuberta, Josep M ^a   Vernhettes, Samantha ^b   Audeon, Colette ^b   Grandbastien, Marie Angèle ^b  

^a DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0031438820     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018309007841     Document Type: Article

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