Paramecium molecular genetics: Functional complementation and homology-dependent gene inactivation

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Volumn 150, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-16

  Meyer, Eric ^a   Cohen, Jean ^b  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; PARAMECIUM; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; PARAMECIUM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0033084780     PISSN: 14344610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1434-4610(99)70004-0     Document Type: Article

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