Evolution of immunoglobulin and T-Cell receptor gene assembly

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 870, Issue , 1999, Pages 58-67

  Lewis, Susanna M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA RECOMBINATION; EVOLUTION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GENE; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 0032789067     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08865.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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