The evolution of spliceosomal introns: patterns, puzzles and progress

2006/02/17 by Scott William Roy, Walter Gilbert · 2 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Engineering · #Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis #RNA Research and Splicing #RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

paper · doi:10.1038/nrg1807

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