Recombination during in vitro evolution

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 245-252

  Lehman, Niles ^a   Unrau, Peter J ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

In vitro evolution; Recombination; Ribozymes; RNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOZYME;

ARTICLE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SELECTION; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; IN VITRO SELECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; POINT MUTATION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CELL NUCLEUS; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 24744463589     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-004-0373-4     Document Type: Article

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