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Main Authors: Hye Ji Cha, Michelle Byrom, Paul E Mead, Andrew D Ellington, John B Wallingford, Edward M Marcotte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22927795/?tool=EBI