Comparative genomic analysis as a tool for biological discovery

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 554, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-39

  Nobrega, Marcelo A ^a   Pennacchio, Len A ^a,b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES COMPARISON; BINDING SITE; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ENHANCER REGION; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOMICS; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY, COMPARATIVE;

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.5;

EID: 0348184969     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.050948     Document Type: Review

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