Genome duplication strikes back

Jürg Spring

doi:10.1038/ng0602-128

Keywords

Gene duplicationBiologyGenomeChordateHuman genomeGeneticsGeneGenome evolutionWhole genome sequencingGenome projectEvolutionary biologyComputational biology

MeSH Terms

AnimalsEvolutionMolecularGene DuplicationGenesHomeoboxGenomeHumanHumansMultigene FamilyPolyploidy

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University of Basel CH

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Year: 2002
Type: letter
Volume: 31
Issue: 2
Pages: 128-129
Citations: 57
Access: Closed

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                                    Jürg Spring
                                
                            (2002). 
                            Genome duplication strikes back. 
                            Nature Genetics
                            , 31
                            (2)
                            , 128-129.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0602-128

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DOI: 10.1038/ng0602-128
PMID: 12040374

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