Transposable elements, gene silencing and macroevolution

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 94-95

  McDonald, J F ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DNA METHYLATION; EUKARYOTIC CELL; EVOLUTION; GENE CONTROL; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE TRANSLOCATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; NOTE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSPOSON;

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EID: 0031929319     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(97)01282-2     Document Type: Note

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