The map of the cell is in the chromosome. Commentary

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 852-854

  Danchin, Antoine ^a   Hénaut, Alain ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENETICS; CHROMOSOME MAP; CODON USAGE; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA TRANSLATION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0345596373     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(97)80051-2     Document Type: Note

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