Resurrecting ancient genes: Experimental analysis of extinct molecules

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 366-375

  Thornton, Joseph W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYES THEOREM; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA SYNTHESIS; FOSSIL; HUMAN; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA; FOSSILS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SOFTWARE;

EID: 1942531303     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrg1324     Document Type: Review

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