H.J. Muller's contributions to mutation research

Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research

Volumn 752, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-5

  Carlson, Elof Axel ^a,b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classical genetics; H.J. Muller; History of genetics; Mutagenesis; Mutation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARDS AND PRIZES; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; POLYPLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MUTAGENESIS; THEORY; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; MUTATION; RADIATION GENETICS; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872647627     PISSN: 13835742     EISSN: 13882139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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