Meiotic chromatin: The substrate for recombination initiation

Genome Dynamics and Stability

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages 165-193

  Lichten, Michael ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 48649103859     PISSN: 18613373     EISSN: 18613381     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/7050_2008_040     Document Type: Article

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