Centromeres

Current Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2016, Pages R487-R490

  Kursel, Lisa E ^a   Malik, Harmit S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BUDDING YEAST; CENTROMERE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CENTROMERE; HUMANS; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 85000538670     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.05.031     Document Type: Short Survey

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