Genome defense against transposable elements and the origins of regulatory RNA

Genome Dynamics and Stability

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages 77-94

  Jordan, I King ^a   Miller, Wolfgang J ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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EID: 67650272730     PISSN: 18613373     EISSN: 18613381     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/7050_2008_041     Document Type: Article

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