Chapter 10 Genomic Identification of Regulatory Elements by Evolutionary Sequence Comparison and Functional Analysis

Advances in Genetics

Volumn 61, Issue , 2008, Pages 269-293

  Loots, Gabriela G ^a  

^a Biosciences and Biotechnology Division   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; CHROMOSOME MAP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOMICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; VALIDATION STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 39049135380     PISSN: 00652660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2660(07)00010-7     Document Type: Review

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