Canalization of development by micrornas

Nature Genetics

Volumn 38, Issue 6S, 2006, Pages S20-

  Hornstein, Eran ^a   Shomron, Noam ^b  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; RIBONUCLEASE III;

DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84984765621     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: 15461718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ng1803     Document Type: Article

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