DNA methylation

Blood

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 4059-4070

  Singal, Rakesh ^b   Ginder, Gordon D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA METHYLATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0033564902     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v93.12.4059     Document Type: Review

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