The Sgs1 Helicase Regulates Chromosome Synapsis and Meiotic Crossing Over

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 1954-1962

  Rockmill, Beth ^a   Fung, Jennifer C ^a   Branda, Steven S ^a,c   Roeder, G Shirleen ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 0242456723     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2003.10.059     Document Type: Article

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