Meiotic chromosome behavior in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and (mostly) mammals

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 451, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 107-127

  Dresser, Michael E ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CROSSING OVER; DNA RECOMBINATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MAMMAL; MATING TYPE; MEIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; SPOROGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CENTROMERE; CHROMATIDS; CHROMOSOMES; DNA REPAIR; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MEIOSIS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPORES, FUNGAL; TELOMERE;

MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0034733596     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(00)00043-9     Document Type: Review

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