Split genes: Another surprise from Giardia

Current Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Blumenthal, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 79951736313     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.01.032     Document Type: Short Survey

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