DNA topology and genome organization in higher eukaryotes: A model

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 243, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 604-607

  Gaillard, Claire ^a   Strauss, François ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; RNA;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DNA BINDING; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; GENOME ANALYSIS; INTRON; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; GENOME; MODELS, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 33750744401     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.07.001     Document Type: Letter

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