Interchromosomal transfer of epigenetic states in ascobolus: Transfer of DNA methylation is mechanistically related to homologous recombination

Cell

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 855-864

  Colot, Vincent ^a   Maloisel, Laurent ^a   Rossignol, Jean Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA METHYLATION; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS; GENE CONVERSION; HAPLOIDY; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASCOBOLUS; ASCOBOLUS IMMERSUS; FUNGI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030595362     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80161-0     Document Type: Article

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