Microsatellites in the Eukaryotic DNA Mismatch Repair Genes as Modulators of Evolutionary Mutation Rate
โ Scribed by Chang, D. K.
- Book ID
- 121723506
- Publisher
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 129 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1088-9051
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