DNA and proteins of plant centromeres

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 554-560

  Houben, Andreas ^a   Schubert, Ingo ^b  

^a Chromosome Struct and Funct Group   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

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EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0344583775     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2003.09.007     Document Type: Review

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