Genome sequencing: The ripping yarn of the frozen genome

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 14, 2003, Pages

  Brookfield, J F Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 0038714816     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00470-6     Document Type: Review

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