Microsatellite instability in yeast: Dependence on repeat unit size and DNA mismatch repair genes

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2851-2858

  Sia, Elaine Ayres ^a   Kokoska, Robert J ^a   Dominska, Margaret ^a   Greenwell, Patricia ^a   Petes, Thomas D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA REPAIR; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; YEAST;

FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030897578     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.5.2851     Document Type: Article

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