Detection of unpaired DNA at meiosis results in RNA-mediated silencing

BioEssays

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 99-103

  Hynes, Michael J ^a   Todd, Richard B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA; RNA POLYMERASE;

CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC CODE; MEIOSIS; MUTATION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

DNA, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; MEIOSIS; MUTATION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; RNA INTERFERENCE;

FUNGI; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 0037319829     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.10241     Document Type: Review

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