Tetrahymena genetics: Two nuclei are better than one

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn , Issue 62, 2000, Pages 127-186

  Karrer, Kathleen M ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL; CELL NUCLEUS; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TETRAHYMENA;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; TETRAHYMENA; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0033988213     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
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