Adaptation of standard spreadsheet software for the analysis of DNA sequences

BioTechniques

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 131-138

  McEwan, Neil R ^a   Gatherer, Derek ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CODON; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; INTERNET; OPEN READING FRAME;

EID: 0031889138     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/98241st07     Document Type: Article

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