From sequencing to annotating: Extending the metaphor of the book of life from genetics to genomics

New Genetics and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 283-297

  Hellsten, Iina ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; SCIENCE CITATION INDEX;

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; COMMUNICATION; EUROPE; GENETIC CODE; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOMICS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; METAPHOR; NEWSPAPERS; PERIODICALS; PUBLIC OPINION; SCIENCE; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 28844456097     PISSN: 14636778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14636770500349890     Document Type: Review

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