Fundamentals of structure-function analysis of eukaryotic protein-coding genes

Genomics: Fundamentals and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 3-48

  Choudhuri, Supratim ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

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