Microsatellites

Journal of Clinical Pathology - Molecular Pathology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 177-183

  Bennett, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA; Genetics; Genome; Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

DNA MINISATELLITE; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

DNA SEQUENCE; EUKARYOTE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; REVIEW; TANDEM REPEAT; GENETIC MARKER; GENOME; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MINISATELLITE REPEATS;

EID: 0033853630     PISSN: 13668714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/mp.53.4.177     Document Type: Review

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