Replicating animal mitochondrial DNA

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 308-315

  McKinney, Emily A ^a   Oliveira, Marcos T ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

DNA replication; Mitochondria; mtSSB; Pol ; Twinkle

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE GAMMA; DNA PRIMASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HELICASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RNA POLYMERASE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ALPERS DISEASE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENOME; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PREMATURE AGING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REPLISOME; REVIEW; RNA HYBRIDIZATION;

EID: 84883309262     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572013000300002     Document Type: Review

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