The expanding polymerase universe

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 101-109

  Goodman, Myron F ^a   Tippin, Brigette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

DNA; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA TEMPLATE; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MUTATION; REVIEW; SKIN TUMOR;

ANIMALS; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; HUMANS; MUTATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TEMPLATES, GENETIC;

EID: 0034332399     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35040051     Document Type: Review

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