An insight into the use of genome, methylome and gethylome in synthetic biology

Asian Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 67-73

  Ibrahim, Mohammed A ^a  

^a PRINCESS SUMAYA UNIVERSITY FOR TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Genome; Genomics; Gethylome; Gethylomic circuits; Gethylomics; Methylome; Methylomics; Synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860233933     PISSN: 19963343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajaps.2012.67.73     Document Type: Article

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