In search of the holy replicator

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 848-855

  Gilbert, David M ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA SYNTHESIS; EUKARYOTE; METAZOON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPLICON; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, VIRAL; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; REPLICON;

EUKARYOTA; METAZOA;

EID: 5044226154     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrm1495     Document Type: Review

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