Hickey, Donal A. (2008) Highly similar noncoding genomic DNA sequences: ultraconserved, or merely widespread? Genome, 51 (5). pp. 396-397. ISSN 0831-2796
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/G08-011
Abstract
In this note, I propose an explanation for the seeming contradiction between bioinformatics-based predictions of an essential function for ultraconserved DNA sequences, and the lack of an experimental demonstration of such function.
| Divisions: | Concordia University > Faculty of Arts and Science > Biology |
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| Item Type: | Article |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Authors: | Hickey, Donal A. |
| Journal or Publication: | Genome |
| Date: | 29 March 2008 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1139/G08-011 |
| Keywords: | transposon, mobile genetic element, human genome, nongenic |
| ID Code: | 7588 |
| Deposited By: | Danielle Dennie |
| Deposited On: | 11 May 2011 22:02 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2018 17:31 |
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