Evolution of Robustness and Cellular Stochasticity of Gene Expression

PLoS Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Frank, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL COMPONENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; RELIABILITY; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DIFFUSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 84879395143     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001578     Document Type: Article

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