Phylogeny of Retroposon Family Derived from Human Endogenous Retrovirus HERV-K in Human Brain cDNA Library

Korean Journal of Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 259-266

  Kim, Heui Soo ^a   Yi, Joo Mi ^a   Shin, Kyung Mi ^a   Lee, Ji Won ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

HERV K family; Human brain cDNA library; Phylogeny; SINE R retroposon

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035601055     PISSN: 02545934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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