A double-strand break within a yeast artificial chromosome (YAC) containing human DNA can result in YAC loss, deletion, or cell lethality

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 4414-4425

  Bennett, C B ^a   Westmoreland, T J ^a   Snipe, J R ^a   Resnick, M A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DEATH; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME LOSS; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOMERE; YEAST ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0029945097     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.16.8.4414     Document Type: Article

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