Homologous genetic recombination: The pieces begin to fall into place

Critical Reviews in Microbiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 125-142

  Clark, Alvin J ^a   Sandler, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaean radA gene; E. coli rec genes; Genetic recombination; Recombination pathways; Relation of replication to recombination

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; RECA PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BACTERIAL GENE; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; DNA DAMAGE; DNA METABOLISM; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECA GENE; REVIEW;

DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; REC A PROTEIN; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0028292327     PISSN: 1040841X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10408419409113552     Document Type: Article

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