Tangle analysis of Gin site-specific recombination

Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 565-582

  Vazquez, Mariel ^a   Sumners, De Witt ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2542521543     PISSN: 03050041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305004103007266     Document Type: Conference Paper

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