"Molecular gene": Interpretation in the right context

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 453-464

  Wang, Degeng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Architecture; Biological system1; Gene; Genetic circuit; Genotype; Integrative; Phenotype; Phenotypic trait; Reductionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749448015     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-005-5584-6     Document Type: Article

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