Synergy between sequence and size in large-scale genomics

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 699-708

  Gregory, T Ryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DNA;

BIOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; EUKARYOTE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; GENOME SIZE; GENOMICS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BASE SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME; GENOME COMPONENTS; GENOMICS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

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EID: 23944504276     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrg1674     Document Type: Review

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