RNA-triggered gene silencing

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 358-363

  Fire, Andrew ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA;

DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SILENCER GENE; SILENT GENE; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNITY; MODELS, GENETIC; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EUKARYOTA; NEMATODA; PLANARIA;

EID: 0033198944     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9525(99)01818-1     Document Type: Review

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