Mulan: Multiple-sequence alignment to predict functional elements in genomic sequences

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 395, Issue , 2007, Pages 237-253

  Loots, Gabriela G ^a   Ovcharenko, Ivan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Alignment tool; Conserved elements; Conserved transcription factor binding sites; Evolutionary conservation; Multiple alignment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENETIC DATABASE; GENOMICS; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

DATABASES, GENETIC; GENOMICS; INTERNET; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 36549090457     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1385/1-59745-514-8:237     Document Type: Article

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