QU-GENE: A simulation platform for quantitative analysis of genetic models

Bioinformatics

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 632-653

  Podlich, D W ^a   Cooper, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC EPISTASIS; GENETIC MODEL; GENOTYPE; INTERNET; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS;

EID: 0031659889     PISSN: 13674803     EISSN: 13674811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/14.7.632     Document Type: Article

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