Segmented Genome: Elementary Units of Genome Structure

Russian Journal of Genetics

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 659-663

  Trifonov, E N ^a,b  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0346355356     PISSN: 10227954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016091917759     Document Type: Article

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