Molecular mechanisms of epistasis within and between genes

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 323-331

  Lehner, Ben ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR GENOMIC REGULATION CRG   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE INTERACTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC EPISTASIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW;

DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENVIRONMENT; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENES; GENETIC LOCI; GENETIC PLEIOTROPY; MUTATION; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS;

EID: 79960642108     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2011.05.007     Document Type: Review

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