The Viral Origins of Telomeres and Telomerases and their Important Role in Eukaryogenesis and Genome Maintenance

Biosemiotics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-206

  Witzany, Guenther ^a  

^a Telos Philosophische Praxis   (Austria)

Author keywords

Eukaryotic nucleus; Persistent viruses; Telomerases; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350435421     PISSN: 18751342     EISSN: 18751350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12304-008-9018-0     Document Type: Article

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