The choice in meiosis - Defining the factors that influence crossover or non-crossover formation

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 501-513

  Youds, Jillian L ^a   Boulton, Simon J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crossover control; DSB repair; Homologous recombination; Meiosis

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; PROTEIN MLH1;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CROSSING OVER; DNA MODIFICATION; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC REGULATION; HAPLOTYPE MAP; HOMEOSTASIS; MEIOSIS; MISMATCH REPAIR; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CROSSING OVER, GENETIC; DNA BREAKS, DOUBLE-STRANDED; HUMANS; MEIOSIS; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX; YEASTS;

EID: 79951827545     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: 14779137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.074427     Document Type: Note

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