The Role of Spatial Organization of the Genome in the Regulation of Transcription
- Authors: Razin S.V.1,2
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Affiliations:
- Institute of Gene Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Issue: Vol 61, No 11 (2025)
- Pages: 46–56
- Section: ОБЩИЕ ВОПРОСЫ И ТЕХНОЛОГИИ
- URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/0016-6758/article/view/361184
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7868/S3034510325110065
- ID: 361184
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About the authors
S. V. Razin
Institute of Gene Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Lomonosov Moscow State University
Email: sergey.v.razin@inbox.ru
Moscow, Russia
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