Thesis (M.S.)-- American University of Beirut, Department of Biology, 2013.
Advisor : Dr. Zakaria Kambris, Assistant Professor, Biology ; Committee Members : Dr. Elias Baydoun, Professor, Biology ; Dr. Georges Nemer, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics ; Dr. Colin Smith, Associate Professor, Biology.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 53-65)