Negative Feedback and Competition in the Yeast Polarity Establishment Circuit
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Negative Feedback and Competition in the Yeast Polarity Establishment Circuit by Chi-Fang Wu University Program in Genetics and Genomics Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Daniel Lew, Supervisor ___________________________ Patrick Brennwald ___________________________ Steve Haase ___________________________ David Sherwood ___________________________ Raphael Valdivia An abstract of a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University Program in Genetics and Genomics of Duke University 2013
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