Solving tangle equations arising in a DNA recombination model

Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-36

  Ernst, C ^a   Sumners, D W ^b  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 22444453180     PISSN: 03050041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305004198002989     Document Type: Article

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