Evolutionary aspects of whole-genome biology

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 248-253

  Doolittle, Russell F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BACTERIUM; DATA BASE; EUKARYOTE; GENE LOSS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; INTRON; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; RNA SPLICING;

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EID: 20444500847     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2005.04.001     Document Type: Review

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