Sequence permutations in the molecular evolution of DNA methyltransferases

BMC Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages

  Bujnicki, Janusz M ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY   (Poland)

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EID: 2942564333     PISSN: 14712148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-2-3     Document Type: Article

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