Gene silencing: RNA makes RNA makes no protein

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 16, 1999, Pages

  Baulcombe, David C ^a  

^a SAINSBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 0033606962     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80383-2     Document Type: Note

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