Gene essentiality analysis based on DEG, a database of essential genes

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 416, Issue , 2007, Pages 391-400

  Zhang, Chun Ting ^a   Zhang, Ren ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

COG; Database; DEG; Essential gene

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOLOGY; ESSENTIAL GENE; FUNGAL GENE; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETICS; INTERNET; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DATABASES, GENETIC; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, ESSENTIAL; GENES, FUNGAL; INTERNET; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 40549083303     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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