Functional organisation of the genome during interphase

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 451-455

  Pombo, Ana ^a   Branco, Miguel R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASE PAIRING; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME MAP; CHROMOSOME SIZE; DROSOPHILA; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INTERPHASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; YEAST;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; GENOME; HUMANS; INTERPHASE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 35548975211     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2007.08.008     Document Type: Review

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