Diffusion-based DNA target colocalization by thermodynamic mechanisms
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Diffusion-based DNA target colocalization by thermodynamic mechanisms.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Development
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1477-9129,0950-1991
DOI: 10.1242/dev.053322