Neocentromeres: Role in human disease, evolution, and centromere study

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 695-714

  Amor, David J ^a   Andy Choo, K H ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME; CENTROMERE; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; NEOPLASM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOMES, ARTIFICIAL, HUMAN; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036783383     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/342730     Document Type: Review

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