Cryptic genes: Evolutionary puzzles

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 147-159

  Mukerji, Mitali ^a   Mahadevan, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Microbial evolution; Silent genes; glucoside utilization

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0039769008     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02923558     Document Type: Review

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