The evolution of the tape measure protein: units, duplications and losses
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A large family of viruses that infect bacteria, called <it>phages</it>, is characterized by long tails used to inject DNA into their victims' cells. The <it>tape measure protein</it> got its name because...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Bioinformatics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2105/12/S9/S10 |