Effects of terminal nonhomology and homeology on double-strand-break-induced gene conversion tract directionality

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2951-2957

  Nelson, Heather H ^a   Sweetser, Douglas B ^a   Nickoloff, Jac A ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; LIGASE;

ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENE CONVERSION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA DAMAGE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA REPAIR; DNA, FUNGAL; GENE CONVERSION; GENETIC MARKERS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0029892930     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.16.6.2951     Document Type: Article

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