The Organization of the Keratin I and II Gene Clusters in Placental Mammals and Marsupials Show a Striking Similarity

    November 2005 in “ European Journal of Cell Biology
    Alexander Zimek, Klaus Weber
    Studysummary Keratin gene clusters in humans and marsupials are similarly organized.
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