Homologous chromosome pairing in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Yeast

Volumn 23, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 977-989

  Wells, Jennifer L ^a   Pryce, David W ^a   McFarlane, Ramsay J ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Centromeres; Homologous chromosome pairing; Linear elements; Meiosis; Meiotic bouquet; Recombination; Schizosaccharomyces pombe; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; LIFE CYCLE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHASE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SPINDLE POLE BODY; TELOMERE;

CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CHROMOSOMES, FUNGAL; MEIOSIS; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE PROTEINS; TELOMERE;

SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 33751279102     PISSN: 0749503X     EISSN: 10970061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/yea.1403     Document Type: Review

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