Chromosomal double-strand breaks induce gene conversion at high frequency in mammalian cells

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 6386-6393

  Taghian, Danielle G ^a   Nickoloff, Jac A ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DEXAMETHASONE; DNA;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHO CELL; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; DNA DAMAGE; GENE; GENE CONVERSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RESTRICTION SITE;

EID: 0030779879     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.11.6386     Document Type: Article

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