The genetics of circadian rhythms in Neurospora

Advances in Genetics

Volumn 74, Issue , 2011, Pages 55-103

  Lakin Thomas, Patricia L ^a   Bell Pedersen, Deborah ^b   Brody, Stuart ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ccg; Circadian; Clock; FLO; FRQ; Mutants; Neurospora; Output; Rhythm; WCC

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052886674     PISSN: 00652660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-387690-4.00003-9     Document Type: Chapter

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