Updating the model definition of the gene in the modern genomic era with implications for instruction

Science and Education

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-20

  Smith, Mike U ^a   Adkison, Linda R ^b  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KANSAS CITY UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND BIOSCIENCES   (United States)

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EID: 77952881012     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11191-008-9161-7     Document Type: Article

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