Developmental regulation of eukaryotic gene loci. Which cis-regulatory information is required?

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 310-315

  Bonifer, Constanze ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT; EUKARYOTE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE TRANSFER; GENOME; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENOME; HUMANS;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0034237698     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9525(00)02029-1     Document Type: Review

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