Small RNA-mediated gene silencing in neurospora

Fungal RNA Biology

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 269-289

  Dang, Yunkun ^a   Zhang, Zhenyu ^a   Liu, Yi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84925485651     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-05687-6_11     Document Type: Chapter

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