Genetically encoded generators of genetic variants

Journal of Proteomics

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 836-837

  Arber, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Activities of isomeric conformations; Biological evolution; DNA recombination and repair DNA acquisition; Evolution genes; Spontaneous mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC STABILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NATURAL SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

DNA; DNA REPAIR; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTAGENESIS; PROTEOME; PROTEOMICS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 67649515996     PISSN: 18743919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2008.11.002     Document Type: Review

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