The signature of selection mediated by expression on human genes

Genome Research

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2260-2264

  Urrutia, Araxi O ^a   Hurst, Laurence D ^a  

^a University of Bath ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TECHNOLOGY; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC PARAMETERS; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; INTRON; MOLECULAR SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); PEPTIDE BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEINS; SELECTION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

SALVIA;

EID: 0142092546     PISSN: 10889051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gr.641103     Document Type: Article

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