Molecular breeding of genes, pathways and genomes by DNA shuffling

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 121-129

  Stemmer, Willem P C ^a  

^a MAXYGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA shuffling; Family shuffling; Molecular breeding; Single gene shuffling; Whole genome shuffling

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649109322     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02932909     Document Type: Article

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