Alternative splicing and evolution: diversification, exon definition and function
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Keren, H., Lev-Maor, G., & Ast, G. (2010). Alternative splicing and evolution: diversification, exon definition and function. Nature Reviews Genetics, 11(5), 345–355.

Authors 3
  1. Hadas Keren (first)
  2. Galit Lev-Maor (additional)
  3. Gil Ast (additional)
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@article{Keren_2010, title={Alternative splicing and evolution: diversification, exon definition and function}, volume={11}, ISSN={1471-0064}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrg2776}, DOI={10.1038/nrg2776}, number={5}, journal={Nature Reviews Genetics}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Keren, Hadas and Lev-Maor, Galit and Ast, Gil}, year={2010}, month=apr, pages={345–355} }