The evolution of science in a Latin-American country: Genetics and genomics in Brazil

Genetics

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 823-832

  Salzano, Francisco M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal genetics genomics; Genetics genomics in Brazil; Human genetics genomics; Molecular genetics genomics; Plant genetics genomics; Science history

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BRAZILIAN; BREEDING; COFFEE; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CYTOLOGY; DNA SYNTHESIS; DROSOPHILA; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; MAIZE; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING; NONHUMAN; PLANT GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; HISTORY; SCIENCE;

BRAZIL; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; SCIENCE;

EID: 85042560331     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: 19432631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.118.300690     Document Type: Article

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