Mismatch repair: Origin of species?

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages

  Sniegowski, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032518580     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70035-1     Document Type: Review

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