Synthesis-dependent strand annealing in meiosis

PLoS Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2589-2601

  McMahill, Melissa S ^a   Sham, Caroline W ^a   Bishop, Douglas K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENETIC MODEL; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CROSSING OVER; DNA REPLICATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

CRUCIFORM DNA;

CROSSING OVER, GENETIC; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, CRUCIFORM; MEIOSIS; MODELS, GENETIC; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 37249083430     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050299     Document Type: Article

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