On the search for design principles in biological systems

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 751, Issue , 2012, Pages 183-193

  Poyatos, Juan F ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CDX2; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN;

BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; GENE; GENE SWITCHING; GENETIC CONSERVATION; LACI GENE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STEADY STATE; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; SYSTEMS THEORY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 84866792864     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3567-9_9     Document Type: Review

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