Counting cross-overs: Characterizing meiotic recombination in mammals

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 16 REV. ISS., 2000, Pages 2409-2419

  Hassold, Terry ^a   Sherman, Stephanie ^b   Hunt, Patricia ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSING OVER; CYTOLOGY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAMMAL CELL; MEIOSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRISOMY;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033753766     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/9.16.2409     Document Type: Review

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