Mice and the role of unequal recombination in gene-family evolution

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 40-45

  Schimenti, John C ^a  

^a JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENE CONTROL; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; KNOCKOUT GENE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOUSE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033360996     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302220     Document Type: Article

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