Evolution of a Combinatorial Transcriptional Circuit: A Case Study in Yeasts

Cell

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 389-399

  Tsong, Annie E ^a   Miller, Mathew G ^a   Raisner, Ryan M ^a   Johnson, Alexander D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MATING TYPE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; YEAST;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0344827287     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(03)00885-7     Document Type: Article

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