Discovery of permuted and recently split transfer RNAs in Archaea.

Discovery of permuted and recently split transfer RNAs in Archaea.
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10.1186/gb-2011-12-4-r38
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2011
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影响因子:
12.3
通讯作者:
Lowe TM
Lowe TM
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生物学1区
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作者:
Chan PP;Cozen AE;Lowe TM

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