Mlh1 is unique among mismatch repair proteins in its ability to promote crossing-over during meiosis

Genes and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1573-1582

  Hunter, Neil ^a,b   Borts, Rhona H ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crossing over; Gene conversion; Meiosis; Mismatch repair; MutL homologs; MutS homologs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIPLOIDY; EUKARYOTE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE CONVERSION; GENE DELETION; GENE DISRUPTION; KARYOTYPE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030906684     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.11.12.1573     Document Type: Article

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