Ascomycete genetics: The part played by ascus segregation phenomena in our understanding of the mechanisms of recombination

Mycological Research

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1025-1059

  Lamb, Bernard C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSING OVER; DNA REPLICATION; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE CONVERSION; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MODEL; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX;

ASCOMYCOTA; MYXOGASTRIA;

EID: 0030324806     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0953-7562(96)80212-7     Document Type: Review

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