Molecular evolution of DNA-(cytosine-N4) methyltransferases: evidence for their polyphyletic origin.

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Published in Nucleic Acids Res on November 15, 1999

Authors

J M Bujnicki1, M Radlinska

Author Affiliations

1: Molecular Biology Research Program, Henry Ford Health System, One Ford Place Suite 5D, Detroit, MI 48202, USA. iamb@ibbrain.ibb.waw.pl

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