7. Chiasmata, Crossovers, and Meiotic Chromosome Segregation

Advances in Genetics

Volumn 35, Issue C, 1997, Pages 253-284

  Bascom Slack, Carol A ^a   Ross, Lyle O ^a   Dawson, Dean S ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHROMOSOME; CROSSING OVER; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MEIOSIS; MUTATION; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES, FUNGAL; CROSSING OVER, GENETIC; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEIOSIS; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030632241     PISSN: 00652660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2660(08)60452-6     Document Type: Article

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