From complete genome sequence to 'complete' understanding?

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 398-406

  Galperin, Michael Y ^a   Koonin, Eugene V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLETE GENOMES; FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENOME SEQUENCE DATA; GENOME SEQUENCING; GENOMIC ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; PROTEIN FAMILY;

GENES;

DNA BINDING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; GENOME; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOMICS; HUMANS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 77955042462     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2010.05.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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