Genomic identification and functional analysis of essential genes in Caenorhabditis elegans

Abstract Background Essential genes are required for an organism’s viability and their functions can vary greatly, spreading across many pathways. Due to the importance of essential genes, large scale efforts have been undertaken to identify the complete set of essential genes and to understand thei...

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Main Authors: Shicheng Yu, Chaoran Zheng, Fan Zhou, David L. Baillie, Ann M. Rose, Zixin Deng, Jeffrey Shih-Chieh Chu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-5251-3