Highly similar noncoding genomic DNA sequences: ultraconserved, or merely widespread?
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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.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Genome
دوره 51 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008