Cooperative RecA clustering: the key to efficient homology searching.

Cooperative RecA clustering: the key to efficient homology searching.
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10.1093/nar/gkx769
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发表时间:
2017-11-16
影响因子:
14.9
通讯作者:
Wälti C
Wälti C
中科院分区:
生物学2区
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作者:
Lee AJ;Sharma R;Hobbs JK;Wälti C

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