Mechanism of MATα donor preference during mating-type switching of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 657-668

  Wu, Xiaohua ^a   Moore, J Kent ^a   Haber, James E ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 3; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DONOR; GENE DELETION; GENE SWITCHING; MATING TYPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SILENT GENE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0029671216     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mcb.16.2.657     Document Type: Article

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