Operons across Prokaryotes: Genomic analyses and Predictions 300+ genomes later

Current Genomics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 163-170

  Moreno Hagelsieb, Gabriel ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation of gene order; Inter genic distance; Operon predictions; Phylogenetic profiles

Indexed keywords

SPACER DNA;

ACCURACY; AUTOMATION; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ORDER; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PHYLOGENY; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; PROKARYOTE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33746896661     PISSN: 13892029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920206777780247     Document Type: Review

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