Polymorphism in the activity of human crossover hotspots independent of local DNA sequence variation

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1401-1411

  Neumann, Rita ^a   Jeffreys, Alec J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 1Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSING OVER; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CROSSING OVER, GENETIC; DNA; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPERMATOZOA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33646130166     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddl063     Document Type: Article

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