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. 1999 Jun;11(6):995–1006. doi: 10.1105/tpc.11.6.995

Isovariant Dynamics Expand and Buffer the Responses of Complex Systems: The Diverse Plant Actin Gene Family

R B Meagher, E C McKinney, M K Kandasamy
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